Even after the arrest of Ranjan Daimary, cadres of the anti-talk faction of the National Democratic Front of Boroland (NDFB) are indulging in abduction to extort money and according to records available with police, at least nine persons are in the captivity of the outfit in the jungle areas along Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border.
Police sources told The
Assam Tribune that the persons in the captivity of the NDFB at present include an Indian Forest Service Officer and one 12-year-old boy kidnapped from Sonitpur district. The outfit has demanded amounts ranging from Rs 1 to 5 crore for the release of the abducted persons and the family members of some of them have already started negotiating with the abductors.
Police sources said that the kidnapped persons are kept in an area north of Dhekiajuli in Sonitpur district and from time to time, whenever major operations are launched, they are taken inside Arunachal Pradesh.
“Though the police and security forces are aware of the area where the kidnapped persons are kept, it is not possible to launch a full scale operation as it may pose threat to the lives of the persons in captivity," sources said.
Sources revealed that the NDFB has demanded a sum of Rs 5 crore from the family members of VS Bardekar, an Indian Forest Service officer kidnapped on May 12 from West Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh.
Giving an account of the kidnappings by the NDFB in recent times, police sources said that one Ram Prasad Raunia was kidnapped from Belsor weekly market on April 22 and on the same day, a teenaged boy, Rama Das was kidnapped from Hugrajuli. On April 23, the militants kidnapped three persons– Rubul Nath, Shiv Kumar Singh and Amar Kalita from Ramnathpur village, while on May 2, one Haridas Roy was kidnapped from Majbat. The outfit also kidnapped Ranjit Ghosh and Swapan Seal on May 21. It is believed that all the kidnapped persons are kept in the same locality, sources added.
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