[Bangla Daily Star] Local people beat two abductors to death and rescued two businessmen three hours after their abduction in Kushtia Sadar upazila yesterday.The deceased were identified as Somir Uddin, 30, of Sugondhipur in Mirpur upazila of Kushtia and Ratan Kumar Das, 35, of Kumaripur in Alamdanga upazila of Chuadanga district.
Assistant Police Super Chokdar Abdul Halim said police arrested the two other abductors and they were taken to Mirpur police station for questioning. One of the arrestees was identified as Safiul of Ailchhara.
Police said the abductors intercepted a motorcycle near a field at Ailchhara village in the upazila and abducted its riders Mirazul Haq Titu, 25, and his brother Matiul Haq Mitu, 23. They were returning home from their shop in Bheramara upazila at about 10:30pm on Saturday.
Later, the abductors called their father Mahbubul Haq and demanded Tk 9 lakh as ransom.
Hearing the news hundreds of people of the village came out of their houses and encircled the entire area.
They found four abductors in the field at about 1:30am yesterday along with Titu and Mitu.
At one stage, the angry people started beating the abductors, leaving two of them dead on the spot.
On information, police reached the place and brought the situation under control.