The money was also recovered from a car flagged down by the army on the marine drive’s Shaplapur early on Wednesday morning. The six detectives detained by the army are Sub-Inspector Abul Kalam Azad, assistant sub-inspectors Firoz Ahmed, Golam Mostafa and Md Alauddin, and constables Mostafa Alam and Nuruzzaman. Cox’s Bazar district's Additional Superintendent of Police Md Afrazul Haque Tutul said the seven have been suspended. Police gave back the money to the businessman and took custody of the seven detectives, the ASP said. Gafur’s brother Teknaf Municipality Councillor Moniruzzaman told bdnews24.com that the family contacted the army immediately after the alleged abductors demanded the ransom.

Source: bd News24 October 25, 2017 13:18 UTC