One person kidnapped

Saturday, March 17, 2007, 19:06 [IST]

Agartala, Mar 14 (UNI) A tribal villager was kidnapped at gunpoint from Jamtilla under Khowai police station yesterday.

Police sources said four armed militants, led by Rinku Debbarma of Champahower, raided the house of Akhil Debbarma at Jamtilla, about 13 km south east from police station last night, and kidnapped him.

The Officer-in-Charge, along with security personnel, visited the spot.

Security forces launched a special operation to rescue the kidnapped persons.

Meanwhile, security forces today had an encounter with the ATTF insurgents at Jamthung in Khowai subdivision.

However, no casualty was reported so far.

UNI

Topics: CRIME-TRIPURA-KIDNAP

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