Forest Department workers protest kidnapping of 2 colleagues

Saturday, October 6, 2007, 17:04 [IST]

Badaun, Oct 6 (UNI) Forest Department workers today staged a massive protest in Bareilly and Moradabad divisions, following the abduction of their two colleagues here.

Veer Pal Singh and Jamuna Prasad were kidnapped on September 29 by some unidentified miscreants. Later, Rs 10 lakh were demanded as ransom.

The workers stormed the Forest Deparment Offices and demanded the release of the kidnapped.

They also warned to boycott work on October 9, if the colleagues were not rescued by then.

UNI

Topics: CRIME-UP-ABDUCTION

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