W Kasar set free after 8 days
Source: Hueiyen News Service / Newmai News Network
Imphal, August 29 2011:
The 53-year-old Surveyor of the PWD, Wungshungmi Kasar, who was kidnapped by the KNLF on August 21, has been set free after eight days in captivity, according to a reliable source.
The Surveyor went missing after unidentified armed persons visited him at his Sarkaphung residence under Litan PS in Ukhrul district on August 21 midnight.
A press statement issued on August 24 by KNLF said that Wungshungmi Kasar is in the outfit's custody.
"The organization is forced to take this measure against the PWD as the department did not carry out their development works despite several warnings," said the statement signed by the outfit's information and publicity secretary Lunglen a few days ago.
The condition for the release of the official cannot be immediately known.
A family source confirmed that no monetary demand was made for the release of the engineer.
It is widely assumed that release of Kasar could be because of the intervention of several organizations such as TNL, TKS, TMNL, TSL, TNWL and the JAC of Mapithal Rage Area formed in connection with the abduction.
Several sit-in protests were staged at Litan and its adjoining areas to exert pressure for his release.
These agitations condemned the abduction in the strongest possible terms and demanded his immediate release.
With his release today, the aggrieved community finally heaved a sigh of relief and his family members expressed jubilation.