5 tea executives kidnapped

GUWAHATI, August 21: Five tea executives have been kidnapped by extremists from different parts of the state since last evening. According to information available here, three executives were kidnapped last evening from the Fatemabad tea estate in Barpeta, while two others were kidnapped from Cachar district. Suspected Bodo extremists kidnapped manager Bimal Das, deputy manager Nabajyoti Phukan and assistant manager Prianka Pujari of the Fatemabad tea estate at gunpoint last evening. A group of unidentified extremists abducted assistant manager Ranjit Banerjee and welfare officer Subir Deb Roy of the Pakhimara tea estate in Cachar district today. The extremists also kidnapped one contractor of the garden, Prabhakar Singh.