Police arrested four alleged kidnapers, who abducted a schoolboy for ransom, in Chittagong early yesterday. The arrestees were Md Muktadir Rahman Opi, 16, a tenth grade student of Chittagong Central Public School and College, Md Shakil, first year HSC student of city’s Islamia Degree College, AL Kibria, 18, first year HSC student of Govt City College,  and Shahid Aj-Main Siam, 16, a tenth grade student of Railway Pologround School.

Md Nezam Uddin, officer-in-charge (OC) of Sadarghat police station, said the four arrestees picked Mehedi Hasan, 12, a seventh grade student of Chittagong Central Public School and College on Saturday while he was returning home after  attending school. The abductors tortured Mehedi in the city’s Collegiate School pond area. Mehedi became unconscious when they tried to strangle him with a plastic rope.

Thinking him died, they left Mehedi and called up his mother for Tk 10 lakh ransom. The abductors also confessed that they abducted the boy for ransom, the OC added.

 “However, regaining conscious, the victim returned his home and told his parents about the incident. In the meantime victim’s parent informed the police and we lunched operation. Though victim returned home, they did not tell it to the abductors,” added the OC. As per the demand, victim’s father asked the abductors to come to take the ransom. On information, police nabbed three from Madarbari Balurmath area at around 3am. Gleaning information from them police nabbed other one from West Madarbari area, the official said.

 “We also recovered the school bag and pant of the victim from the spot of the incident. The victim was admitted to hospital,” added the OC.

 Victim father Abdul Jalil filed a case with Sadarghat police station on Saturday night.