Army, Assam Rifles rescue 2 ONGC officers kidnapped by ULFA

Tribune News Service New Delhi, April 24 In a joint operation, the Indian Army and Assam Rifles have rescued two official of the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC). The operation was done last night near Mon, Nagaland. Operations...

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Updated At : 02:31 PM Apr 24, 2021 IST

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, April 24

In a joint operation, the Indian Army and Assam Rifles have rescued two official of the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC).

The operation was done last night near Mon, Nagaland.

Operations are still in progress, a senior Army functionary said on Saturday morning.

Names of rescued ONGC officials are Alakesh Saikia and Mohini Mohan Gogoi.

Suspected ULFA militants had kidnapped three employees of the ONGC on Wednesday from a rig in Sivasagar district, Assam.

An AK 47 has also been recovered from in the operations.

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