KANGPOKPI, March 22: A despicable culture of earning easy money through abduction or kidnapping continues to haunt the developmental work undertaken along the Imphal`“Tamenglong Road, putting at risk peaceful co-existence in the area.
It seems all existing measures and efforts by various civil society organizations and security forces have not met with any success.
The recent abduction of a worker engaged in the road construction work Imphal-Tamenglong Road near Chawangkining under Kangpokpi PS is still echoing in everyone`™s ear but unfortunately another similar episode has cropped up again on March 18 where three labourers engaged the road construction work have been kidnapped at different locations on the same day by unknown armed miscreants.
A reliable source allegedly reported that one YK. Daniel son of YK. Akeng of Mayangkhang Ningthoupham village in Sadar Hills, Senapati district engaged in bridge construction work along IT.Road had been kidnapped near Thonglang Akutpa village while another aged worker identified as Buddha Meitei (70) of Kyamgei, Imphal East and Samson Meitei (40) of Kongpal, Imphal were abducted on the same day near Chalwa village located about 50 Km West of Kangpokpi PS.
The source further continued to allege that Buddha Meitei and Samson Meitei who worked under contractor Diren Singh were kidnapped for a ransom of Rs.30 lakh and Rs.50 lakh respectively.
Three more workers who were engaged in the road construction work of Imphal-Tamenglong Road had been allegedly kidnapped by unknown armed miscreants for ransom on March 18.
It further continued that Y.K Daniel was abducted near Thonglang Akutpa village while the other two had been kidnapped near Chalwa village on the same day.
In the meantime, the Kuki Students` Organization Sadar Hills has appealed to the responsible group to release the abducted trio without any condition on humanitarian ground as it can create communal unrest.
The public in general and the KSO and family members of the abducted trio in particular shall be very grateful to the responsible group if heeded to the humble appeal said Lamcha Chongloi, General Secretary KSO Sadar Hills while adding that the trio were innocent ordinary labourers living hand to mouth.
No organization has claimed their involvement yet.
It is now critically important on the part of the general public and various CSOs to boldly cooperate with law enforcement agencies to make full stop of such anti-social, anti-development activities for the sake of peace and development in the area.