Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, February 21:
Seven abducted officers and a driver of the State PHE Department were set free by the UNLF late evening today.
The employees abducted on February 7 and 8 are SE H Suni, M Ibomcha, EE O Kullachandra, AE N Nobin, SO Arun, Nabakumar, Somo and driver S Chinglen.
Before the employees were set free, they were produced before media persons at a place in Bishnupur district.
It was reported in the media earlier that the employees were abducted in connection with former PHED Minister Govindas Konthoujam and present Minister of the same Department TN Haokip swindling Rs 80 lakhs (approximately) by asking the engineers to deduct 6 percent from the bills of all the contract works during the last two financial years.
However, the outfit did not disclose any reason for abducting the employees and their subsequent release.
Earlier, UNLF had claimed that Chief Minister O Ibobi and former PHED Minister Govindas Konthoujam paid Rs 6 crores to the outfit which the duo collected through fraudulent means.