Guwahati: A manager of a stone crusher unit was reportedly abducted by suspected ULFA(I) militants in Assam‘s Tinsukia district on Wednesday, according to police.
According to a senior police officer, Prakash Chetri was abducted by members of an armed militant group around 10 am from the Jagun 10 Mile area.
“We are investigating the matter. We suspect ULFA(I) to be behind this. The outfit had been demanding money from small tea garden owners, crusher businesses, and traders in the region for the last few months,” he said.
The official said that non-compliance with these extortion demands is believed to be the motive behind the abduction.
A large-scale operation to rescue Chetri has been launched by a joint team of police and army, led by Tinsukia’s in-charge SP, Tabu Ram Pegu.
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Last month, Moslek Ali, a businessman from Assam, was abducted by suspected armed Naga criminals near the Namtola bridge on the Assam-Nagaland border. The incident occurred around 6:15 PM, sparking worry and anger among local residents.
