Businessman kidnapped by suspected ULFA (I) in Tinsukia

A businessman was kidnapped by suspected ULFA-I militants from the Jagun region in Tinsukia district on Tuesday night.

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Businessman kidnapped by suspected ULFA (I) in Tinsukia

A businessman was kidnapped by suspected ULFA-I militants from the Jagun region in Tinsukia district on Tuesday night.

The victim was identified as Baikuntha Handique, a resident of Jagun.

Confirming the development, deputy inspector general of police (NER) Jitmal Doley said: "We have received reports stating that Handique, manager of a stone-crushing unit, had gone to collect stones. He crossed the river at Wara, southeast of Jagun, and hasn't returned since. We suspect that he has been kidnapped by ULFA-I," Doley said, adding, "Security forces have started a search operation and are trying to ascertain the information."

According to sources, Assam police has alerted its counterpart in Arunachal Pradesh to block all exit routes. ULFA-I cadres sneak into Assam through dense jungles in Arunachal Pradesh and move back to their camps in Myanmar after such incidents via routes crossing through Arunachal Pradesh.

ULFA (I) Businessman kidnapped suspected ULFA-I