JORHAT: Suspected Naga militants have abducted a businessman from the Merapani area of Assam's Golaghat district and demanded Rs 5 lakh from his family to free him.
Bitu Hazarika, a resident of Balisuapati Chowdungpathar village, went missing on Tuesday. The following day, some Naga militants from Dimapur called up his family and sought a ransom of Rs 5 lakh.
"Jitu went out of his home on Tuesday morning, but never returned. He used to visit Nagaland frequently for business purpose. We have filed a missing complaint at the Merapani police station. We also told police about the threats that we have been receiving," said a member of the trader's family.
Superintendent of police (Golaghat) Rafiul Alam Laskar said, "A case has been registered and we are investigating. We are also in touch with our counterparts in Dimapur. They are taking necessary actions to rescue the trader."
Of late, Naga militants have stepped up their subversive activities in this part of Assam. On June 18, rebels kidnapped Murtaj Ali, a youth in his Twenties pursuing MCA at the Guwahati-based IT College, and demanded Rs 20 lakh as ransom from his family. Murtaj, whose father works at the ONGC's Sivasagar unit and is a resident of Arjunguri in Sivasagar district, had gone out of his home in the family car and did not return. Police later found the car abandoned by the militants near the Jorhat Medical College and Hospital.
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