3 extortionists held in Khulna

The arrestees were identified as Faruque Hossain, 24, Jabed Ali, 28 and Mohammad Jahangir, 27, of Deben Babu Road in the city.

Police recovered six passports from their possession.

Police said the extortionists were arrested when they went to Power House area at Sher-e-Bangla Road to receive Tk 20,000 as toll and two cell phones from Md Mahmud Aziz Robin, director of Patron International Education Service.

Robin is a resident of Chamelibag at Shantinagar in the capital.