On 24 May 2011, at 11:00 a.m. approximately, Mr. Barua was walking by the Sayeedabad bus terminal when he was approached by a man wearing dark sunglasses who asked him for directions. Mr. Barua began accompanying this man in order to show him the route about which he inquired. It is reported that as they walked together they passed by a black jeep from which a man disembarked briefly and grabbed Mr. Barua, forcing him into the jeep which then took off at high speed. There were allegedly four men in the jeep, who handcuffed and blindfolded Mr. Barua, covered his head with a black cloth, took his mobile phone and shouted abusive language at him. Mr. Barua reportedly had the hood over his head from the moment of his abduction, throughout the interrogation, until he was eventually released by his abductors. After some time, the jeep arrived at an unknown location and Mr. Barua was forced to get out. He was allegedly taken to a room where his handcuffs were removed and he was ordered to remove all his clothes. Mr. Barua was allegedly left in this room for up to seven hours during which time his requests for water were denied and he was not allowed to use the toilet. It is reported that Mr. Barua was then taken to another room where he was interrogated by up to eight men who demanded that he disclose information concerning his relationship with the Asian Human Rights Commission and the assistance he had provided to Mr. F.M.A. Razzak, in particular they demanded details regarding the representatives of the AHRC who had visited Mr. Razzak in hospital and conducted an investigation into his violent assault. The interrogators also demanded that Mr. Barua provide details about his finances, in particular regarding any money received for his human rights work. It is alleged that the interrogators then threatened to kill Mr. Barua if he continued to maintain contact with representatives with the AHRC, some of whom they specifically named. It is further alleged that several members of the local community who actively assisted representatives from the AHRC in their investigation into the violent assault of Mr. Razzak have also received similar threats. It is finally alleged that Mr. Barua was driven back to where he was initially abducted and released.