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Major civil societies and political parties in Mizoram has urged the Bru militants, who abducted two executives of the Assam-based Anupam Bricks and Concrete Industries Ltd (ABCIL) on June 6 from the Mizoram-Assam border Meidum village, to immediately release the hostages.
In a joint statement made here, they asked the Bru militants to release the two captives without payment of ransom or face the wrath of the Mizo people and warned that prolonged captivity could result in disastrous consequences.
Meanwhile, sources said that the abductors, suspected to be hiding inside Assam near the Mizoram border, informed the brother of Bajrang Lalbhurgi on cell phone that the health conditions of the hostages were deteriorating and that they should pay the ransom expeditiously.
The abductors, suspected to be United Democratic Liberation Army (UDLA) led by Doinaram Reang demanded Rs 5 crore as ransom for the release of the hostages, police said.
ABCIL project manager Premlal Dhiman (48) and commercial manager Bajrang Lalbhurgi were abducted by armed people suspected to be Bru militants from near Meidum village on Mizoram-Tripura-Assam border Kolasib district on June 6.
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