Overview
- Technocity Police raided a New Town hotel after a tip and freed Rajib Laskar and Junaid Miya, who had been confined on the pretext of Turkish visa processing.
- Officers arrested Humayun Kabir, a Bangladeshi national, and alleged middleman Achintya Kumar Pal on charges of wrongful confinement and extortion.
- Police said Rs 3 lakh was transferred from a Bangladesh bank account to the accused, who then allegedly demanded additional money.
- The victims had entered India with valid travel documents and sought help for onward visa arrangements to Turkey, according to investigators.
- The accused were to be produced before the Barasat court as police interrogate them, examine passports, and probe motive, including any financial dispute or collusion.