Assam: Bengali Organisations Demand Govt. Support in Freeing Kidnapped Man

Kokrajhar, November 5, 2019:

Bengali organisations have sought government support in freeing a man named Pradip Shil, who was kidnapped from Assam’s Kokrajhar district on September 27.

Several protests were carried out since then demanding his release but till date, Shil’s family has not yet been served with any assistance from the government.

According to reports, the kidnappers had demanded money in return of freeing Pradip Shil. However, he was not freed even when his family paid a some of Rs. 4, 50,000.

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Shil’s wife said, “They were demanding money but even after paying Rs. 4,50,000, they haven’t freed my husband.” The family has appealed for government assistance in this regard for Shil’s two-month-old baby.

Four Bengali organisations, namely, the All Assam Bengali Youth Students’ Federation, National Liberation Front of Assam (Pro Talk), All Assam Ex Bengal Tiger Force Jana Kalyan Samiti and Kokrajhar District Committee have also sought support from the government for freeing Pradip Shil on behalf of the family.

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“…inspite of our several agitational programmes related to the kidnapping of Shri Pradip Shil, the govt. of Assam has failed miserably to rescue him from the cruel and unsafe hands of the kidnappers, which is quite unfortunate,” stated the organisations in a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal.

They have demanded immediate action against the kidnappers in order to avoid any untoward situation in maintaining peace and tranquility in future.

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