Tura: Less than two days after abducted retired teacher Gaganendra Sanyal was released near Tura town by his kidnappers, police have shot dead two persons they claim were involved in the abduction.
The sudden turn of events unfolded on Sunday after the arrest of three ASAK militants from near Garobadha town by West Garo Hills police.
Police state that it was on their lead that counter insurgency operations were launched at Bolchugre village, near Garobadha town, during which they were fired upon leading to an exchange of fire. In the retaliatory fire two suspected ASAK militants were hit and succumbed to their injuries while the rest fled away.
Police informed that a 7.65 pistol along with a single barrel shotgun, five crude bombs and a wireless set was recovered from the encounter site and operations were continuing to nab the rest of the group.
West Garo Hills police chief Mukesh Singh said that the deceased were involved in the kidnapping of retired teacher Sanyal from Zekabari.
Meanwhile, police sources do not rule out that the gang involved in the kidnap had broken away from ASAK to indulge in criminal activities ‘independently’.
