Kidnapped man rescued from militants in Assam

Raju Mishra, hailing from Ramnathpur village, kidnapped by the suspected Bru Revolutionary Army Union (BRAU) was rescued and seven militants arrested in Assam's Hailakandi district. A case was registered under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Arms Act.

Hailakandi (Assam): A man kidnapped by a breakaway armed group of suspected Bru Revolutionary Army Union (BRAU) was rescued and seven militants arrested on Sunday from the remote Bagcherra-Riflemara area in Assam's Hailakandi district.

Raju Mishra, hailing from Ramnathpur village, was kidnapped on March 2 by the armed BRAU militant group, now under ceasefire, from close to Assam-Mizoram border area under the Ramnathpur police station's jurisdiction, the official said.

A case was registered under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Arms Act, District Superintendent of Police Pabindra Kumar Nath said.

Mishra has been safely rescued by the district police from the BRAU militant outfit at remote Bagcherra-Riflemara area, under Ramnathpur police station, close to the inter-state border after continued combing operations in the deep jungles, Nath said.

He further said that seven militants have been arrested and produced in the court in connection with the kidnapping case.

(PTI Report)