Police arrested one person for his alleged attempt to kidnap a student of Rajshahi University (RU) on Monday noon.
The arrestee was identified as Ujjal Hossain, 25, son of Golam Mostafa, a resident of Darikhorbona area under Boalia thana of the city.Witnesses said two unidentified people, introducing themselves as detective branch personnel, in an apparent bid to abduct him, forced Nurzaman, a third-year student of the Statistic Department of RU, to get on a motorbike at the university’s main gate while he was walking on the east side around 12:00 noon.As Nurzaman raised screams, locals came to his rescue and managed to capture Ujjal but his associate got away.Being informed, police rushed to the spot and arrested Ujjal.ABM Rezaul Islam, officer-in-charge of Matihar Police Station, said the arrestee was taken into custody and legal actions would be taken after interrogation. -UNB, Rajshahi
