Demand for unconditional and safe release of abducted GH teacher

SHILLONG: Officials and senior members of the Meghalaya Bharat Scouts and Guides have expressed shock over the abduction of Gaganendra Sanyal, Headquarter Commissioner of Meghalaya Bharat Scouts and Guides in charge of Garo Hills region and a teacher of repute.
In a statement issued on Monday, State Headquarters of the Meghalaya Bharat Scouts & Guides, Shillong appealed to the abductors to release Sanyal without any harm.
Mentioning that Sanyal is a selfless social worker of Garo Hills, the statement said that the official was instrumental in the growth of the Scouts and Guides Movement in Garo Hills.
“It is indeed very difficult to get people like Sanyal who spend their time, energy and resources in the character building of the youth,” the statement said and added that for the Scouts fraternity Sanyal is the ‘Scout Man of Garo Hills’.
An emergency prayer meeting was also held on Monday in all the districts of Garo Hills and at the State Headquarters of the Meghalaya Bharat Scouts and Guides, Shillong for his safety.
Meanwhile, the Don Bosco Higher Secondary School in Tura has expressed shock over the abduction of its former teacher by unknown gunmen on Saturday night.
Retired Don Bosco school teacher, Gaganendra Sanyal, who was renowned for his dedication to the Scouts and Guides movement, was reportedly abducted by unidentified gunmen from his home at Jekabari near Garobadha in West Garo Hills.
In a statement issued here on Monday the management, staff and students of the school urged his abductors to release him unconditionally at the earliest.