Shillong: Security forces have launched operations in Garo Hills region of Meghalaya to rescue five people, including three road engineers of a Hyderabad-based road construction company, abducted by rebels of the outlawed Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA), an official said here on Monday.
GNLA rebels on Saturday had abducted Manoj Kumar, Deepak Kumar and A K Sharma, engineers of the BSC-C & C (JV) road construction company, from Dambu Aga Reserve Forest area in East Garo Hills.
A day earlier, suspected GNLA rebels had kidnapped two ginger traders from Damal Asim in West Garo Hills district.
CRPFs CoBRA unit and State Police’s SWAT commandos have been pressed into service to trace the hostages. (Agencies)