Kushtia: Four hours after his alleged kidnapping, police rescued an independent chairman candidate in Nandalalpur Union Council polls from Lahinipara area of Kumarkhali upazila early Thursday.

Officer-in-charge of the Kumarkhali Police Ziaur Rahman said a group of four people, including Moazzem, abducted Ziaul Haque Khokon, also a former chairman of the union, from Lahinipara around 11:30pm at Wednesday night while he was returning from Habashpur after electioneering, reported UNB.

Later, they confined Ziaul to Moazzem’s house in the area and tortured him. The kidnappers also demanded Tk 60 lakh as ransom for his release.

On secret information, a team of police conducted a drive at the house of Moazzem around 4am and rescued Ziaul.

Police also arrested four people, including Moazzem, in this connection.