Hyderabad: Bandamuri Nagamalleswara Rao, engineer from Andhra Pradesh who was kidnapped by suspected Bodo militants at Kalachand, about 60 km from Haflong in Assam on June 17, was rescued on Sunday.
Rao, in-charge of a crushing unit of the Hyderabad-based Vashishta Constructions, was abducted by five heavily armed masked militants, who demanded a ransom of Rs six crore for his release.
Rao, a native of Kunamneni Vaari Palem in Cheemakurthy mandal in Prakasam district, has a son and a daughter.
His wife died in January this year due to ill-health.
Police confirmed that Rao had spoken with his company officials at 1745 hrs yesterday.
According to official sources, the militants forced their way into the company’s office on June 17 night and abducted Rao at gunpoint.
The next day, they called up the manager of the firm in Assam and demanded Rs six crore for Rao’s release.
Hyderabad-headquartered Vashishta Constructions claimed to have provided security to its staff to prevent abductions.
Andhra Pradesh government had appealed to the Assam administration to ensure safe release of an engineer from the state.
On the directions of Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, state Chief Secretary IYR Krishna Rao spoke to the Chief Secretary and also DGP of Assam and requested them to take steps for the safe and early release of the engineer, a statement said. Naga Malleshwara Rao, who works for a private company in Assam, hails from Chimakurthy in Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh. He was kidnapped in Assam by suspected Bodo militants on June 17, it said. (Agencies)
