The ULFA(I) has once again abducted a tea garden employee after slapping a demand notice on the authorities of the tea estate where he was working as a storekeeper at Namsai in Arunachal Pradesh.
Debabrata Deb, who was working as storekeeper at Sati Tea Estate owned by Arunachal deputy CM Chowna Mein’s wife N Sati Mein, was reportedly abducted by a 7-member group of suspected ULFA(I) militants that came to the tea estate and demanded Rs 3 crore extortion sum from the estate authorities.
Although the abduction took place on Saturday night, it came to limelight this morning.
#BigBreaking | Tea estate employee Debabrata Deb was reportedly abducted by a 7-member group of suspected ULFA(I) militants that came to the tea estate and demanded Rs 3 crore extortion sum from the estate authorities.
— NEWS LIVE (@NewsLiveGhy) November 12, 2018
Police said suspected ULFA(I) cadres came to the garden and demanded Rs 3 crore extortion from the tea garden after which Deb was abducted from his quarter at Piyong in Namsai district of Arunachal.
The anti-talks ULFA faction has been upping the ante in eastern Assam districts and in neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh and has also launched a fresh extortion drive, targeting tea gardens, businessmen and even government officials.
