Oil Company Employee Released After 102 Days In ULFA Captivity

A statement issued by Assam Rifles on Saturday said a border patrol of the force in South Arunachal Pradesh intercepted an individual crossing the India-Myanmar border in Changlang district.

One of the two employees of a private oil company kidnapped by the ULFA from Arunachal Pradesh has been released after 102 days in captivity, sources said. A statement issued by Assam Rifles on Saturday said a border patrol of the force in South Arunachal Pradesh intercepted an individual crossing the India-Myanmar border in Changlang district, during border domination operations on April 3. "The individual was identified as Pranab Kumar Gogoi, an employee of Quippo Oil and Gas Infra Ltd, who was earlier kidnapped from Inau, Arunachal Pradesh on 21 December 2020 by ULFA(I). The individual has been handed over to Arunachal Pradesh Police at Longvi", according to the statement. The other employee Ram Kumar, who hails from Bihar, has not been traced yet.