Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, November 11 2009:
Two engineers of the state electricity department have been kidnapped by activists of an underground group.
The kidnapped engineers were executive engineer Ch Tomalchand of Khurai Chingangbam Leikai and assistant engineer, Leitanthem Mangi of Kongpal Chanam Leikai.
They are posting at Tamenglong district.
They were reportedly kidnapped by the undergrounds from the way to posting place on November 9 .
Sources said that there was an instant of pressing then to hand over documents related with check withdrawal authority (CWA) of the department by the undergrounds.
Non-handing over of CWA is suspected to be behind the underground taking captivity to the officials.
Department officials refused the reason behind the kidnapping of engineer and the underground behind the kidnapping.
A meeting of the officials of the department under the chair of the chief engineer discussed the matter today.
But officials refused to disclosed what had discussed in the meeting.
Meanwhile, wife of AE Mangi said that her husband is a stone case patient.