Of late, two people were abducted within a week’s time. Their whereabouts are still not known although the police says that it has mounted a search for the abducts.[break]
Twenty-one years old Krishna Kumar Mahato of Bardibas- 5 was abducted on December 8 while 40-year-old Shiva Sharan Mandal of Sonaula was abducted December 9.
Their condition is not known. Although no individual or group has claimed responsibility for Mahato’s abduction, the victim’s family members say they have been receiving phone calls demanding ransom.
However, Mandal’s abductors have introduced themselves to be the cadres of the Janatantrik Tarai Mukti Morcha, according to Mandal’s family.
Mahato was abducted since the afternoon on December 8 while Mandal was taken away by a group of four-five unidentified people while he was on the way home after working in the fields in the evening on December 9.
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