Rahima’s abduction plotted incident, claim families of arrestees

Family members of arrestees held a press conference at Khulna Press Club on Tuesday.

Family members of five people, arrested in connection with Rahim Begum’s abduction incident, on Tuesday claimed that her abduction incident was a staged drama.
They demanded proper investigation of the incident and punishment of those who were involved in the abduction drama.
The family members held a press conference at Khulna Press Club on Tuesday.
At the conference, they demanded the release of arrested people within 24 hours. Otherwise, they will form a human chain in front of Phulbari gate around 11am on Wednesday.
The next program will be announced from the human chain, they added.
Maliha Mohiuddin Mahi, daughter of arrested Md Mohiuddin, presented a written speech on behalf of five families in the press conference.
The main mastermind behind the incident is Moriam Mannan, they claimed.
Seeking the attention of the Prime Minister and Home Minister, they urged to bring the family members of Rahima Begum under punishment upon proper investigation.
Family members of arrestees held a press conference at Khulna Press Club on Tuesday.
Rahima’s family members who staged the abduction drama, systematically put pressure on the law enforcement agencies by giving false information to the administration and journalists, they claimed.
“Four decimal of land, bought from Rahim Begum’s sharer, has become a threat for us,” said the family members.
When all the harassing cases proved false, they plotted this abducted drama, they added further.
The five neighbours of Rahima were arrested in an abduction case filed by her daughter Aduri Akhter.
The arrestees are—Md Mohiuddin, Golam Kibria, Rafiqul Islam Palash, Md Jewel and Helal Sharif.
The arrested people also helped all sorts of administration to trace Rahima Begum, they said.
Their family members demanded unconditional release of the arrested people.
Khulna’s 52-year-old Rahima had been missing for the last 29 days and police traced her down in Faridpur on Saturday night.
She was reported missing by her family soon after her disappearance and police said she had been voluntarily hiding at an old tenant’s house for the last seven to 10 days.
On August 27, at 10pm Rahima allegedly went missing while fetching water near her home in the Banikpara area.
Her children reportedly found her sandals, scarf and the pitcher she was carrying from the spot and reported it to the police.
However, police rescued her from a house in Faridpur on Saturday night.
On September 17, she started staying at the house of Kuddus, a resident of Faridpur’s Boalmari union, from where she was rescued.
On Monday, Moriom Mannan left Khulna with her mother Rahima Begum citing safety issue. They are currently in Dhaka’s Bashundhara area.