Bangladeshi youth says he was kept hostage for ransom by his Facebook friend in Assam

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In a bizarre incident, a Bangladeshi youth has alleged that he was held hostage by a family in Assam in exchange of ransom, and he was released after two weeks only after his family sent the money. Alomgir Hussen has alleged that he had met the youth named Ajmal Hussain Bablu from Rupahihat in Nagaon district in Assam through Facebook, and they had developed a friendship. Consequently, Ajmal and his mother invited Alomgir to their home in Assam, and accordingly the Bangladeshi youth planned a trip. The fake voter ID cardHowever, after that, the family locked him in a room and kept him hostage for 14 days. The family sent Taka 4 lakh 10 thousand, valued around Rs 3 lakh, after which he was released.
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