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A contractor engaged in construction of a vital portion of the Lumding-Silchar portion of East-West Corridor was abducted by unidentified miscreants in Assam’s Dima Hasao district today, with authorities saying it could be the handiwork of some criminal gang.
PN Reddy, who is a sub-contractor with IL&FS that is implementing the East-West Corridor portion in district, was waylaid by an unidentified armed gang near Hatikhali under Maibang police station when he was traveling on a two-wheeler from Lumding to Langting, sources said. Maibang is about 350 kms from Guwahati.
“We had only two days ago told him not to move around without an armed escort. The contractor however ventured out on a two-wheeler with one of his employees when he was abducted this morning,” Dima Hasao deputy commissioner Barun Bhuyan told The Indian Express over the telephone from Haflong, the district headquarters.
A manhunt has been launched in the area with SP GV Siva Prasad himself supervising the joint operation involving police and army, deputy commissioner Bhuyan informed. “We have been providing security to the contractors and NHAI officials despite disbanding of the Dima Halam Daogo after signing a peace accord in October 2012. But there are inputs about miscreants out to extort money from contractors, in view of which we have advised them to be extra careful,” Bhuyan said.
Two days ago armed miscreants had also kidnapped Rakhal Baishnab, owner of a timber saw mill and his manager Sunil Banerji from Basabari, also under Maibang police station. Police have not yet found any trace of the two persons till today. (ends)
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