Following an appeal from Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, the banned United Liberation Front of Asom–Independent (ULFA-I) freed Ritul Saikia, an employee of the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) who was kidnapped in Assam's Sivasagar district last month.
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Kidnapped 3rd ONGC employee released by ULFA-I militants after 31 days near Myanmar border
Kidnapped ONGC employee Ritul Saikia was released by ULFA(I) militants on Saturday morning in Myanmar near its border with India s Nagaland, police said. Responding to an appeal from Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, the banned ULFA (I) outfit on Saturday freed ONGC employee Ritul Saikia kidnapped by them over a month back.
The new chief minister of Assam, who paid a visit to home of the kidnapped employee on May 18 and had made an appeal to the insurgent group to set him free, welcomed the release.
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The police also arrested two others for providing logistical support to the militants. Facebook outlookindia.com 2021-04-26T21:45:51+05:30
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The police also arrested two others for providing logistical support to the militants.
Basanta Buragohain, constable with 25 Assam Police battalion, was arrested from Sadiya where he was in hiding.
According to reports, Buragohain had traveled together with the militants and their three captives in the ambulance used to whisk away the trio on April 21 from Lakwa in Charaideo district.
Police also arrested one Biraj Chetia, who purchased the motorcycle used in the crime at the behest of Ulfa (I).