Drive launched in Khulna to rescue Farhad Mazhar
The members of Rapid Action Battalion launched a drive in Khulna’s Shibbari on Monday evening to rescue reportedly kidnapped poet and columnist Farhad Mazhar, reports UNB.
A team of RAB-6 started the drive around 6:30pm after tracking the location of his mobile phone, said its commanding officer Khandkar Rafiqul Islam.
The elite force looked for the columnist at several houses of the area but could not trace him till filing of this around 7:30pm. The drive was continuing.
Earlier on the day, Farhad Mazhar was reportedly kidnapped by unknown miscreants from Adabar area in the capital.
Quoting family members, Mohsin, a sub-inspector of Adabar police station, said Farhad Mazhar came out of his residence, 'Haq Garden', at Adabar Link Road after receiving a phone call around 5:00am.
His wife later got a phone call from the unknown miscreants demanding Tk 35, 00,000 as ransom for his release, he said.
Having failed to know the whereabouts of Farhad Mazhar till 10:00am, his family members went to Adabar police station and informed the police about it.