Army rescues 2 abducted ONGC staff, ops on to rescue third By IANS | 3 Views
Explained: Why Indian Army plans a reduction of 100000 men?.(photo:India Narrative). Image Source: IANS News New Delhi, April 24 : The Indian Army along with Assam Rifles troops has rescued Oil and Natural Gas Corporation's (ONGC) two abductees from the outlawed group, United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) in Assam on Friday late night. "Operations are still in progress," said Indian Army. The banned group ULFA-I has still one ONGC employee in their clutches. Three employees of the ONGC were on April 21 kidnapped by suspected ULFA-I militants from its Lakwa oilfield in Assam's Sivasagar district along the Assam-Nagaland border. The employees were kidnapped in a company-owned vehicle from the state-run firm's Lakwa field in Sivasagar, where the exploration company has been operating for nearly six decades.