ULFA (I) behind abduction of ONGC staffers: Assam Police

STAFF REPORTER

GUWAHATI: The Assam Police has received specific information that the recent kidnapping of three staffs of ONGC was done by the ULFA (I) under command of SS Maj Ganesh Lahon alias PurnaLahon.

A press release issued by the Assam Police on Saturday stated that Lahon and his accomplices namely, Aidyaman Asom alias MoniramBorgohain and Pradip Gogoi alias Akon had made the abduction of the ONGC staffs. The Assam Police has been making utmost effort to recover the kidnapped persons without any harm to them.

G.P. Singh, Spl. DGP (L&O), Assam, rushed to Sivasagar on April 21 and has been camping there for supervising the follow up of rescue operations.

In the meanwhile, police has arrested 14 linkmen and sympathizers of ULFA (I) who were helping the banned outfit directly or indirectly.

All Superintendents of Police of upper Assam districts have been instructed to review the security arrangements of OIL and ONGC infrastructures under their jurisdiction, especially those located in interior places.

The press release said in the early hours of April 21, 2021 at about 1 AM, suspected ULFA (I) militants kidnapped three persons from a work over rig site (ROM-100 III) of ONGC located within Lakwa T.E. Cholapather grant under Simaluguri PS of Sivsagar district.

Five militants came to the site and kidnapped the ONGC staff in an Ambulance kept in the site. They were driven to No. 5 Bakupukhuri near Charaideo T.E. under Mathurapur PS from where the kidnapped persons along with two kidnappers moved towards the hillside of Nagaland (Mon district of Nagaland).

According to the press release the police was informed about the incident at 5.30 am on April 21. Immediately after receiving the information, Sivsagar Police led by SP, Sivasagar rushed to the PO and carried out a massive manhunt to nab the culprits and rescue the kidnapped persons. It is suspected that the kidnapped persons have been taken towards Nagaland. The matter was also immediately informed to the senior officers of Nagaland Police and all Army / Para military bases located in the area.

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