Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, May 20, 2010:
Unidentified armed persons have reportedly abducted two Independent candidates of the upcoming election to the Chandel Autonomous District Council.
According to information received by the press, one of the candidates belong to Maring community while the other to Aimol community.
Both of them haad filed their nominations to contest in the election from different constituencies of Chandel ADC and were abducted by unidentified armed persons from different places over the last three, davs.
The whereabouts of the abducted candidates.
are not known nor the identity of the abductors and the group.
Chandel ADC is due to go to poll in the first phase on May 26. Meanwhile, in connection with the security arrangement of the upcoming election to the District Councils in the hill districts,.
Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh chaired a meeting.