Concerns pour in over teacher’s abduction; rally to be held today

TURA: The recent abduction of a retired Tura school teacher, Gaganendra Sanyal whose whereabouts continue to be unknown has evoked concerns from prominent citizens and organization of Garo Hills who are apprehensive about the former teacher’s condition in captivity.
A rally is being organized on Monday in Tura from Don Bosco Higher Secondary School to Tura Parade Ground by different schools of the town as a mark of protest against the abduction as well as to appeal for his safe release.
The Don Bosco retiree who was kidnapped by unidentified miscreants from his home in Zekabari was an ardent social worker, and a popular person amongst the youth for his devotion and dedication to the ‘Scouts and Guides’ movement in Garo Hills.
Following his retirement from teaching at the then Don Bosco Secondary School, Tura, Sanyal, as he is popularly known as has been rendering his services as an administrator of the Ramakrishna Mission School in Zekabari till the time of his abduction.
In the hope of ensuring him freedom the Ramakrishna Mission School in a statement issued here recently has urged Sanyal’s abductors to release him unconditionally.
The Bengalee Association has also appealed for the safe release of the abducted teacher. In its meeting with the West Garo Hills District Administration on Thursday the association also urged it to facilitate the early release of Sanyal and to ensure the abatement of such incidents in the near future. The association also submitted a memorandum through the deputy commissioner, to the Home Minister voicing its apprehensions as well as urging the state government’s intervention to address and resolve such matters.
Earlier, the management, staff and students of Don Bosco Higher Secondary School and the members of the Meghalaya Bharat Scouts and Guides, Garo Hills in separate statements had also appealed for the teacher’s release.