Imphal Aug 5 UNA MNS : The five days old kidnapping drama has ended with the release of remaining five persons late Sunday night amidst the police looking for a conspiracy behind the kidnapping.
After the release of two officials of the based RN Sinha Co Ltd, Debajit Sinha and Abhijit Sinha, secured safe release yesterday
(Sunday) morning from the kidnappers, the remaining five including SE N Karunacharya Singh, EE N Surchandra were released by the kidnappers late last night.
The seven persons were kidnapped on August 1 from their way back from an inspection tour to the Dolaithabi dam at Sagolmang area under Lamlai police station of Imphal East district.
With the release of all the seven persons, the five-day old kidnapping drama has ended. However, police is yet to confirm the militant group behind the kidnapping of the officials and on what condition they were release by the kidnappers.
The released officials also failed to disclose the name of the group behind the kidnapping. Except saying that they were being kept at a place dominated by the KRA and KLA and told that they wanted to hold talk with higher authorities of the department (IFCD).
Talking to reporters after arriving at his residence, EE Surchandra recalled that they were abducted at gun point on August 1, around 5pm from Ahallup area of Sagolmang by suspected cadres of Kuki underground group.
Even though, he hinted the kidnappers being one of the Kuki militant groups under tripartite suspension of operation trust with the Centre and state government.
“The cadres insisted us that they wanted to speak to higher authorities of the department,” he said, adding that the kidnappers told them that they are being kept at KRA-KLA area.
No harassment of any kind was meted out to them, he said, adding that the matter of kidnapping them needed state government attention as the group is currently under SoO trust with the government.
Regarding the question of not availing security escort for the inspection tour, EE Surchandra said they have gone on a sudden inspection visit without escort as company officials had arrived in Imphal without prior scheduled.
Manipur police Chief Y Joykumar had questioned the IFCD officials’ inspection tour without asking security escort from the concern police even though they (officials) are well aware of situation of the area where they were going.
Surchandra said earlier also they had gone on inspection visit to Khuga dam and Doliathabi project without any escort on many occasions.
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