Dhaka, Oct. 25 -- Six people, including two members of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI) and a member of the Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party, have been arrested over the alleged kidnapping of a businessman in Dhaka.

The suspects are accused of holding him captive in Mohammadpur and demanding Tk 100,000 in ransom.

They were detained in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar on Saturday night after the businessman escaped and sought help from police near Bangladesh Shishu Hospital and Institute.

The suspects were later handed over to Mohammadpur Police Station.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Ashraful Haque subsequently sent them to jail.

The arrestees are DGFI headquarters Sergeant Al Mamun, 39, and Lance Corporal Nuruzzaman...