Three abducted masons were rescued from Bhaduria Shalban area in Nawabganj Upazila of Dinajpur on Thursday.
A press release issued by RAB-13 confirmed the matter on Friday.
The rescued masons are identified as Atikur Rahman Nayan, 35, of Lalmonirhat, Ashraful Islam, 38, of Rangpur and Rafikul Islam, 25, of Gaibandha districts.
Earlier, a group of kidnappers numbering 7/8 promised jobs for the three masons over cell phone and abducted them from different areas and took them to Bhaduria Shalbon area at 7 pm on Wednesday. Later, the abductors tied hands and legs of the kidnapped persons, tortured mercilessly and demanded Taka two-lakh ransom for each over cell phone from their relatives for their release.
The abductors also threatened the relatives of the victims to kill them and hide their bodies if the ransom amount were not paid timely.
Being informed, an operational team of the Crime Prevention Special Company (CPSC) of RAB-13 from Rangpur conducted a raid and encircled Bhaduria Shalbon from all sides and rescued the injured victims with tied hands and legs.
The elite force handed over the rescued victims to their relatives on Thursday afternoon,” the release said.
However, the abductors tactfully managed to flee the scene during the raid.
