IMPHAL, Jan 21 – In a bizarre incident, some unidentified Hindi speaking armed persons in camouflage attire stormed a small sportswear industry house here and abducted it’s owner. However, he was released with a promise of handing over Rs 1.5 lakh.
Thirty-nine year-old Elangbam Toto, who runs the Hiro Hito Suit Industry, Keishamthong with his wife, broke the news about the entire abduction episode to media persons on Monday.
According to Toto, some Hindi speaking armed personnel in camouflage dress along with weapons barged into his industry house on January 17 night on the pretext of ordering sports wear around 8.30 pm and then reportedly abducted him.
I was blindfolded and taken to an unknown place where they beat me up, he said. When asked about his guilt, he was charged with collecting money from Bazar area.
The abductors agreed to spare his life but with a promise to hand over Rs 1.5 lakh by January 18. A sit-in demonstration was held in front of the industry unit at Keishamthong Laishom Leirak.
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