Amtali (Barguna) Correspondent:

Amtali Police Station has arrested the third accused, Tota Mia, son of Kalam Talukdar of Ward No. 2 of Panchakoralia Union, in connection with the kidnapping and torture of Md. Rafiqul Islam, an assistant teacher of Charakgachia Secondary School in Amtali Upazila of Barguna district, overnight without receiving a ransom. Police said that 5 more cases are pending against Tota Mia in Amtali and Taltali police stations.

It is learned that Rafiqul Islam, an assistant teacher of Charakgachia Secondary School, was kidnapped and demanded a ransom of 10 lakh taka. After torturing him overnight with 81 thousand taka of ATM card, laptop and motorcycle, he was left near the school. When the victim teacher filed a case in this incident, the police arrested Tota Mia, the third absconding accused in the case.

Amtali Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Dewan Jaglul Hasan said, "We have been able to arrest the third accused in the teacher kidnapping and extortion case from Patuakhali. Efforts are underway to arrest the other accused."