Dibrugarh: Even after seven days, the Arunachal Pradesh police have failed to locate the whereabouts of Dinesh Sharma, a businessman who was abducted by a group of suspected militants from a fuel outlet in Momong village in Namsai.
The village falls under the Chowkham police station in the Namsai district of Arunachal Pradesh.
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During the abduction, the driver of the fuel outlet owner, Mithai Marandi, sustained bullet injuries.
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Unfortunately, he passed away on Tuesday night while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Dibrugarh.
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As per sources, the militant group has demanded a ransom of 5 crores for the release of Sharma, but there has been no development in the ongoing negotiations, and the security forces’ search operation has also failed to yield any leads.
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Zenia Namchoom, the Zila Parishad member of Chowkham and a well-known politician-cum-businessperson, owns the fuel outlet.
The incident has raised concerns about the security situation in the region and caused distress among the local populace.