Source: Hueiyen News Service / Newmai News Network
Imphal, December 13 2008:
AN ASSISTANT Engineer (AE) of the Public Works Department, government of Manipur has been reportedly kidnapped from his residence in Khongman Zone IV under Irilbung police station in Imphal East district on Friday evening at around 6 pm.
According to an official source, some unidentified youths picked up the engineer from his residence on Friday evening.
However, it is not known as to which group the kidnappers belong nor why the engineer has been kidnapped, added the source.
The engineer has been identified as Chanambam Biren, 55, of Khongman Zone IV under Irilbung police station in Imphal East district.
This comes a day after two engineers of the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) were reportedly abducted by cadres of the Kangleipak Communist Party � Ibungo Ngangom (KCP-I Ng).
However, the two RIMS engineers returned home safely on Thursday night.