Police rescued a kidnapped NGO official and arrested nine people in connection with the abduction in the district town on Tuesday night.

Criminals abducted Zahidul Islam, 32, branch manager of SK Foundation of Goradhap branch in Bogra Sadar upazila, from Matidali in Bogra town when he was returning to his residence from office on Monday evening, said police.

The criminals demanded Tk 3 lakh as ransom from Zahidul's family and threatened to kill him otherwise.

His family gave them Tk 1.16 lakh through bKash and informed police on Tuesday afternoon.

" Police arrested nine people from different areas of Bogra town on Tuesday night and rescued the victim. They also recovered Tk 80 thousand from the arrestees," said Aslam Ali, inspector (Investigation) ofSadar Police Station.

The arrestees are Shapna Begum, 28, Mala Begum, 20, Sharmin Akhtar, 30, Rekha Begum, 22, Sultan Ahmed, 26, Farhad Hossain Manik, 26, Monir Ahmed, 28, Piyash Ali, 30, and Abdul Gafur, 30.