Sun News Desk : Police recovered the decomposed bodies of three friends from a jungle in Teknaf of Cox's Bazar on Wednesday.

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The deceased were- Mohammad Yusuf, a resident of Jalalabad Sawdagerpara area in Eidgaon upazila, Rubel of Chaufaldandi union in Sadar upazila and Imran of Nuniarchhara area in the district town.

The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and two teams of police rescued the decomposed bodies from a jungle in Damdamia this afternoon.

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Families claimed the bodies were of the three friends who had been kidnaped.

Family sources said a group of robbers stopped the three people on their way to Teknaf from North Nuniarchar in the district town on April 28 and kidnapped them to a hill.

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After two days, the dacoits tortured them, video-recorded the acts and demanded Tk 30 lakh ransom from their families by sending the video clip.

Later, RAB detained one in this connection, and as per information gleaned from him, the joint force conducted a drive to trace the trio.

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Rafiqul Islam, Additional Superintendent of Cox's Bazar Police, said three decomposed bodies were recovered from a jungle in Damdamia checkpost area in Teknaf and these were being taken to Teknaf Police Station.

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