Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, December 13 2009:
Joint Secretary, Manipur Assembly Secretariat, Akoijam Tiken has reportedly been abducted by some armed persons from his house located at Mantripukhri yesterday afternoon.
A spokesperson of Manipur Assembly Secretariat today told mediapersons that four unknown persons armed with small guns came to his house in a Maruti car 800 at about 2.30 pm yesterday.
They abducted him at gunpoint.
It is not yet known which underground group the abductors belong to.
But this morning, one of the abductors had phoned Tiken's family to inform them that Tiken is in their custody, and that he would be killed unless a sum of Rs 1 crore is paid to them, family source said.
The abductors also allegedly informed them to pay the amount before noon today.