Tag: Northeast insurgency

  • 12 days later, militants loose 2 building employees kidnapped from Arunachal

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    GUWAHATI: Two building employees from Assam and Bihar have been freed by means of suspected militants of the Yung Aung faction of NSCN-Ok on Saturday night time, 12 days when they have been kidnapped from Longding district of Arunachal Pradesh.

    Longding District Justice of the Peace B Lego instructed The New Indian Categorical that the individuals have been launched at the India-Myanmar border.

    Superintendent of Police Vikram Harimohan Meena mentioned the duo was once “recovered” by means of the police after “super efforts”.

    “After super efforts, Longding police has completed good fortune within the restoration of 2 abductees within the contemporary Pumao kidnapping case,” the SP mentioned in a commentary.

    He mentioned the individuals have been visibly in excellent well being and brought for a clinical checkup.

    At the night time of January 31, a gaggle of five-six militants had kidnapped 3 individuals from a camp of labourers and brought them against neighbouring Nagaland.

    The following day, the militants freed one in every of them, Banphua Wangpan who’s from Longding. On the other hand, the 2 others – Hiren Konch from Assam and Ramashis Mahato from Bihar – endured to be within the militants’ captivity.

    The employees have been engaged within the building of a street positioned between Longkhaw and Pumao villages in Longding. The police had suspected that the reason at the back of the kidnapping was once ransom. The militants had reportedly demanded Rs 4 crore as ransom.

    The NSCN-Ok (Yung Aung) is made up of most commonly Nagas of Myanmar. Lively in some jap Arunachal districts, it’s the best NSCN faction out of doors the purview of peace talks.