Kolkata, February 17 – Two individuals have been arrested in Kolkata for allegedly detaining two Bangladeshi citizens and extorting money in order to obtain visas, police said on Tuesday.
Officers from the Technocity Police Station conducted a raid at a hotel on Monday and rescued the two Bangladeshis.
Two individuals, including a Bangladeshi citizen, have been arrested. The police have already started questioning the two arrested individuals.
The police are also investigating the connection between the arrested Bangladeshi citizen and the individuals involved in the illegal detention. They are also investigating whether there was any dispute regarding the transaction.
According to police sources, two Bangladeshi citizens, Rajiv Laskar and Junaid Mian, came to India a few days ago. They had valid visas and were planning to travel to Turkey. They approached a broker named Achintya Kumar Pal to obtain a visa.
Investigators claim that the Bangladeshi citizen, Humayun Kabir, introduced Achintya Kumar Pal to Rajiv and Junaid. Subsequently, the two Bangladeshis were brought to the hotel under the pretext of obtaining visas. Allegedly, they were then "detained" there. A ransom of three lakh rupees was demanded. The money was also transferred to the kidnappers' account from a bank in Bangladesh. However, even then, more money was demanded.
Meanwhile, the police officers learned about the entire incident through confidential sources.
The officers from the Technocity police station conducted a raid at the hotel and rescued the two Bangladeshi citizens.
They arrested Humayun Kabir and Achintya Pal on charges of illegally detaining and forcibly extorting money. It is learnt that the two arrested will be produced before the Barasat court in North 24 Parganas district on Tuesday.
"The police will seek their custody to investigate further on this. Efforts are on to find out who else is involved in this," said a senior officer of Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate.
