Abducted schoolgirl rescued in Jessore: One held

A schoolgirl, who had been abducted by some miscreants, was rescued from Deuli intersection in Keshabpur upazila of Jessore district on Friday, 17 days into the incident.Refatul Islam, second officer of Keshabpur Police Station, said five young men, including one Sabuj, picked up the class VII schoolgirl on a motorcycle forcibly on her way to school at Burihati Karikorpara on November 30.The victim’s father filed a case against five people in this connection.Tipped off, a team of police conducted a drive in Deuli More area and rescued the girl from a house at 8:00pm, said Shahidul Islam, officer-in-charge of Keshabpur Police Station.Police also arrested Jamal Sardar, son of Kedu Sardar of Titabajitpur village from the house.The victims’ father alleged that Sabuj used to tease her daughter on way to school and he might have abducted her.The girl was sent to a local clinic for medical test. -UNB, Benapole