Tripura-Mizoram : Abduction of Man from Border village

Police said from Joyrampara, a remote village near Tripura- Mizoram border, a 35-year-old man was taken away at gunpoint on Sunday.
For his rescue, a search operation has been launched in the area, said Amal Debbarma, Officer-in-charge of Damcherra police station.
A police was informed by the victim’s wife that a gang of armed people raided their house in North Tripura district on Friday night. Jewellery, cash were nabbed and they abducted her husband Litan Nath, Debbarma said.
Police said, a sum of Rs.1.5 lakhs has been demanded as ransom for the release of Litan Nath.