BJP Zila Parishad Member (ZPM) driver shot, cashier captured

Tinsukia: In a suspected militant attack in Arunachal’s Namsai district, a driver of Zila Parishad Member (ZPM) of Chongkham was shot dead and another employee was abducted late on Wednesday evening.

The driver, identified as Mithai Marandi, 28, sustained three bullet injuries and has been admitted to a hospital in Assam. His condition is said to be serious.
The abducted member has been identified as Dinesh Kumar Sharma, a cashier at a petrol pump owned by Bharatiya Janata Party’s ZPM Chongkham member Chow Jenia Namchoom.

Confirming the development, Namsai Police Superintendent DW Thongon said three armed men abducted Sharma at around 7.50 pm on Wednesday.
“They have also shot the driver of ZPM Chongkham Marandi who has been referred to Assam Medical College and Hospital in Dibrugarh and is said to be in critical condition.”

“We have set up a checkpoint and started a massive search,” Thongan added.

While taking the victim on foot to Assam, the driver of the ZPM was shot three times when he tried to focus his flashlight on the kidnappers, a top source said.
Sources further said that the hand of suspected Alpha (I) has come forward under the leadership of Rupom Asom.
Tinsukia police have been alerted and forces have been mobilized along the Assam-Arunachal border, sources said.

However, there is no official confirmation about the militant group behind the incident or their motives.