ONGC kidnapping: Assam Police review security in OIL, ONGC locations

Following the kidnapping of three employees of ONGC, Assam police has asked all Superintendents of Police of upper Assam districts to review the security arrangements of OIL and ONGC infrastructures under their jurisdiction, especially those located in interior places.

On 21st April outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (Independent) militants kidnapped three persons from a work over rig site of ONGC located within Lakwa T.E. Cholapather grant under Sivasagar district.

Five militants came to the site and kidnapped the ONGC staff in an Ambulance kept in the site.


Police in statement stated,"They were driven to No. 5 Bakupukhuri near Charaideo T.E. under Mathurapur from where the kidnapped persons alongwith two kidnappers moved towards the hillside of Nagaland (Mon district of Nagaland).Police was informed about the incident at 5.30 AM. Immediately after receiving the information, Sivasagar Police led by SP, Sivasagar rushed to the area.It is suspected that the kidnapped persons have been taken towards Nagaland. The matter was also immediately informed to the senior officers of Nagaland Police and all Army / Para military bases located in the area.

G.P. Singh, Spl DGP (Law and order), Assam, rushed to Sivasagar and camping there till now for supervising the follow up of rescue operations.

Police stated Assam Police has received specific information that the kidnapping is done by the ULFA (I) under command of SS Maj Ganesh Lahon @ Purna Lahon and his accomplices namely, Aidyaman Asom @ Moniram Borgohain and Pradip Gogoi @ Akon. Assam Police has been making utmost effort to recover the kidnapped persons without any harm to them.

Police has arrested 14 linkmen and sympathizers of ULFA (I) who were helping the banned outfit directly or indirectly.