This Article is From Jun 18, 2014

Meghalaya: Kidnapped Bank Officer Rescued by Police

Shillong: A kidnapped bank official in Meghalaya was rescued on Wednesday after a gunfight with his abductors in the West Garo Hills district, police said.

Arvind Kumar, manager at State Bank of India's Ampati branch, was kidnapped at gunpoint by three unidentified men from Garobadha area while he was on his to his office from Tura, the district headquarters of West Garo Hills.

Mukesh Kumar Singh, district police chief of West Garo Hills, told IANS, "We rescued Kumar on Wednesday morning from Antaggre village after an exchange of fire with his abductors".

"The abductors released the bank manager after security forces retaliated. We do not know if any of the abductors were injured during the exchange of fire, but a manhunt is on to nab them as we have got some lead on their identities." Mukesh Singh added.
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