2 rescued ONGC staffers Alakesh Saikia (left) and Mohini Mohan Gogoi at a press meet in Sonari on Sunday
GUWAHATI: Police on Sunday said the third abducted employee of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC), who is yet to be rescued, is suspected to be in the custody of the banned militant outfit, the United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent.
The third employee, junior technician (production) Ritul Saikia (33), was abducted along with junior technician (production) Mohini Mohan Gogoi (35) and junior engineering assistant (production) Alakesh Saikia (28) on Wednesday. Mohini and Alakesh were rescued by security forces on Saturday from the Mon district in Nagaland.
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Two Abducted ONGC Employees Rescued in Nagaland, Search Continues for the Other
According to reports, the joint operation began on April 23 night when two abducted employees identified as Alakesh Saikia and Mohinimohan Gogoi were rescued.
| 24 April 2021 5:52 AM GMT
GUWAHATI: In a major development from the Indian Army and Assam Rifles, two of the three Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) employees who were abducted by the United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) have been rescued in the Mon district of Nagaland on Friday night.
According to reports, the joint operation began on April 23 night when two abducted employees identified as Alakesh Saikia and Mohinimohan Gogoi were rescued by the team.
Two of three ONGC employees rescued in joint operation by Army, Assam Rifles
Two of three ONGC employees rescued in joint operation by Army, Assam Rifles
Two abducted ONGC employees were rescued from Nagaland s Mon district in joint operation by Army that began Friday night.
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The rescued abductees have been identified as Alakesh Saikia and Mohini Mohan Gogoi.
The Indian Army along with Assam Rifles rescued
The rescued abductees have been identified as Alakesh Saikia and Mohini Mohan Gogoi.
The operation is underway. One AK-47 rifle was recovered from the site.
Three employees of the company were allegedly abducted by suspected armed militants early on Wednesday from a rig site in Lakuwa field of Assam’s Sivasagar district.
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