RANGPUR, Aug 10, 2026 (BSS) - Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-13 rescued a 14-year-old schoolgirl and arrested three alleged abductors in Gaibandha early today.

The arrestees are Md Bellal Hossain, 33 and his brother Md Bidyut, 28, both from Dakshin Samas village under Sundarganj police station and Md Babul Hossain, 35, of Beradanga Bazar village under Gaibandha Sadar police station, according to a RAB press release.

The victim, a ninth-grade student of a local girls' high school, was allegedly abducted on July 31 while she was on her way to school.

According to the case statement filed by the girl's father, Bellal had repeatedly harassed the victim with unwanted romantic proposals. She rejected him and informed her parents, after which he allegedly threatened her.

On July 31 at around 9:30am, Bellal and his associates allegedly forced the girl into an auto-rickshaw and took her to an undisclosed location.

The girl's father filed a kidnapping case with Sundarganj police station on August 5.

Acting on a tip-off, a team from the RAB-13 Gaibandha Camp conducted a raid in Dakshin Samas village around 12:45am Monday and arrested the three suspects.

The rescued girl and the arrested suspects were handed over to Sundarganj police for further legal action.