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Agartala, Jun 30, 2023, TRIPURATIMES Desk
Agartala, Jun 30: Tripura Police on Friday rescued a contractor 45 minutes after he was ‘abducted’ by a group of miscreants from Agartala in broad daylight and also arrested the prime accused of the incident.
The contractor- Shyamal Deb was allegedly ‘kidnapped’ by a group of miscreants from North Gate area in the city following a tender related dispute.
According to sources, as soon as the incident came to knowledge of Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha, his office asked the police to act swiftly. Based on the direction of the Chief Minister, police succeeded to rescue the kidnapped man and then arrested the mastermind of the incident. The Chief Minister’s initiative highlighted his efforts in maintaining the law and order.
A Traffic police who was on duty near the spot had passed the information regarding the abduction incident to police. He had also shared the number of the vehicle used in the crime.
Pintu Roy, secretary of Khowai mandal and prime accused of the crime, was arrested by police within a few hours of the incident.
Earlier, Superintendent of Police, West Tripura- Kiran Kumar K. told media that some members of the miscreants’ gang, as described by the victim, were already identified.
“I went to Gurkhabasti area for some tendering works and was returning to my rented house at Nagerjala bus stand area. But as soon as I crossed the North Gate traffic point, a gang of nego-mafias forcibly grabbed me and took me to Fatikchara tea garden area. They forced me to sign on a tender surrender paper” the victim said before media.
Roy also stated that the police personnel had rescued him after the mafias left him on the spot sensing that police had already traced the location.
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