2 senior forest officials abducted
Guwahati: A Chief Conservator of Forest (CCF) and a forest ranger were kidnapped by suspected tribal militants from Singhasan hills in central Assam’s Karbi Angong district on Saturday while they were returning after research work along with a delegation comprising wildlife experts from Japan. Police said the delegation had gone to the Singhasan hills on February 27 for research on biodversity project and were on their way back when the militants ambushed them. A gang of about 10-12 armed suspected Karbi People’s Liberation Tigers (KPLT) militants stopped the convoy and forced the people out of the cars, while firing several rounds in the air. The militants held back CCF Abhijit Rabha and ranger Ranjan Barua, letting the others free. Two Japanese wildlife experts, who were part of the research delegation, were also set free unharmed by the militants. Security agencies have launched a combing operation. (UNI)
Teenager held
Karimganj: A teenager was arrested here on Saturday for allegedly killing his friend in Karimganj district. The teenager was arrested on charges of murdering his 17-year old friend Abdul Malik, a student of class nine, in Ratabari town of the district, the police said. Malik was found missing since Wednesday last and the next day his body was recovered by local residents from a pond . A jacket belonging to the boy was also found at the site.(PTI)