Three engineers among five kidnapped in Assam

Three engineers working with a road construction company engaged in the Mahasark East-West Corridor work were among five persons abducted by militants in central Assam.

Three engineers working with a road construction company engaged in the Mahasark East-West Corridor work were among five persons abducted by militants in central Assam's North Cachar district, official sources said on Thursday.

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The project manager, his deputy, an engineer of P L Valecha Engineering Company along with the driver of their vehicle and PSO were abducted last night at a place between Mandardisa and Hatikhali, when they were travelling in a car.

The company informed the police about the abduction today, the sources said.

Those kidnapped are project manager Umesh Sarma, deputy project manager Jagaprasad Deka, engineer Dhrubajyoti Choudhury and the PSO and driver, whose names are yet to be confirmed.