Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, May 24 2010:
One Farm Overseer (FO) of Sericulture Department has been abducted by some persons who identified themselves as cadres of the armed outfit UKLA-MC.
FO Nameirakpam Nabakumar (56) posted at the management office of Sangaipat Sericulture Project was abducted on May 20 on the way from his home to office.
Nabakumar went out from his Luwangshangbam residence on a motorcycle Bajaj Pulsar (MN-01Q/5866) at about 10 am of May 20 .
A couple of days later, some people who identified themselves as cadres of UKLA-MC informed the family on telephone that Nabakumar was being held hostage in connection with a monetary demand of Rs 50 lakhs made by the outfit to Sericulture Department.
The abductors went on to threaten the worried family saying that Nabakumar would not be released until Rs one crore is given to them as the deadline set for furnishing Rs 50 lakhs has already expired.
Meanwhile, staff of Sangaipat project management office and family members of Nabakumar staged a protest sitting at Sangaipat today and appealed for safe release of Nabakumar on humanitarian ground.