Tawhidul Islam, Cox’s Bazar

Two people have been abducted by hill terrorists from the Marishbunia area of Baharchhara Union in Teknaf upazila of Cox's Bazar. A ransom of 1 million taka is now being demanded.According to Farid Ullah, the member of Ward 7 of Baharchhara Union Parishad, the two were abducted from a residence in Baharchhara’s Marishbunia area at  around 8:30 PM on Saturday.The abducted individuals are Nur Kamal (50), a resident of Jadimora area in Hnila Union, and Belal Uddin (18), son of Nur Hossain from the Rongikhali area in Teknaf.Farid Ullah said that on Friday, Nur Kamal married Tayeba Begum, a resident of Marishbunia in Baharchhara. On Saturday night at around 8:30 PM, a group of armed hill terrorists stormed Tayeba’s house and abducted her husband Nur Kamal and her nephew Belal Uddin at gunpoint. Upon learning of the abduction from Tayeba Begum, he immediately informed Sub-Inspector Shubho Ranjan Saha, in charge of the Baharchhara police outpost.Tayeba Begum said, “Last Friday, I entered into my second marriage with Nur Kamal from Jadimora, Hnila, Teknaf. On Saturday night, a group of five armed hill terrorists broke into my house and said, ‘Hand over all the gold and the six lakh taka you have. We've taken a contract of 2 million taka to abduct your husband Nur Kamal.’ They then looted one and a half tola of gold ornaments and 15,000 taka in cash before abducting my husband Nur Kamal and my nephew Belal Uddin at gunpoint into the hills.”“On Sunday afternoon, I received a call on my mobile. The abductors are demanding a ransom of 1 million taka for the release of the two. Otherwise, they threatened to prepare to receive their dead bodies,” she added.Sub-Inspector Shubho Ranjan Saha, in charge of Baharchhara police outpost, said, “We learned of the abduction from the victim’s family. Police are working to rescue them.”According to Cox’s Bazar District Police and victim , this incident brings the total number of abductions in various areas of Teknaf to 244 over the past 15 months.