Ten fishermen have been allegedly abducted by a newly formed bandit group, Amir and Alam group, from various areas of the Satkhira range in the Sundarbans. The abduction took place from Saturday to Sunday morning across areas including Notabeki, Agunjwala, Jaldhaka, Chaltebere, and the Raimangal river adjacent areas in the Sundarbans.
According to the fishermen who managed to return, the abductors have demanded a ransom of Tk 1 lakh for the release of each fisherman, totaling Tk 10 lakh. The abducted fishermen hail from Gabura and Datinakhali villages of Shyamnagar upazila.
Assistant Conservator of Forests for the Satkhira range, Shahinur Islam, said he learned about the abduction of several fishermen through those who returned. Forest department patrol teams are conducting drives inside the Sundarbans to capture the bandits. Shyamnagar Police Station Officer-in-Charge Safiul Islam stated that police will try to identify the owners of the mobile phone numbers used for demanding ransom through ICT and arrest those involved.
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