Arunachal Pradesh kidnapping case: Two abductors held

ITANAGAR: Security forces in Arunachal Pradesh 's Changlang district have arrested two persons and their eight accomplices in connection with a sensational case of kidnapping of an oil company employee for ransom.

On April 1, Kashyap Boruah, an employee of Udipta Energy Oil Company, was kidnapped by unidentified miscreants while he was travelling in his company vehicle at Innao at Maitripur in Diyun circle of the district.

They were stopped by two armed men in Army fatigue who directed them to leave the vehicle on the road and forced them to walk with them towards a forest area. Later, a little deep inside the forest, the driver was released after snatching his mobile. Boruah's abductors told him that they belong to an insurgent outfit and had kidnapped him for ransom.

On receipt of the complaint, a case was registered at Diyun police station and investigation began, said SP (Changlang) Romil Baaniya. He added that the kidnappers had demanded a ransom of Rs 3 crore for his release. After negotiations, the ransom amount was reduced to Rs 40 lakh which was delivered to the kidnappers on April 29 in the Sukha Nallah area by the company. Boruah was released the same day.

After Boruah's release, an operation to nab the kidnappers and also recover the amount paid as ransom was launched jointly by the Changlang Police headed by the SP and the Army under the supervision of DIGP ( Eastern Range ) Take Ringu. During the operation, all locations used as shelters and the persons suspected to be involved in facilitating the kidnappers were raided based on local intelligence inputs leading to the arrest of the two main accused - Boksu Chakma and Sikko Chakma - along with eight other persons who had helped them in committing the crime.