Abducted labourers rescued
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, October 24 2023:
Imphal East district police on Monday night rescued the four labourers, who were abducted from a work site in Phaknung area of Imphal East district.
The labourers namely Umesh Rai (37) son of late Bharat Rai, and Kishore Rai (30) son of Rampat Rai both from Chapra district of Bihar, Pramod Kumar Prajapati (34) son of Pawan Kumar Prajapati from Jaunpur, UP, and Rajiwar (42) son of Chandrakumar from Azamgarh, UP, were abducted by some unidentified miscreants, who came in an Eeco Van on Monday around 4 pm.
On receiving the information, teams of Imphal East district police along with district commandos launched a massive search and rescue operation.
The operation was led by DIG (Range-I) N Herojit, Imphal East SP Dr S Ibomcha, and OC of Lamlai PS.
Around 10.30 am, as the police team reached Nongpok Sanjenbam area, the abductors left the labourers on seeing the advancing police team and fled the scene.
The abducted labourers were safely rescued from there and handed over to Lamlai police station at around 3 am on Tuesday.