Agartala, Nov 27 (PTI) Four employees of TripuraGramin Bank, who were kidnapped from Gomati district threedays ago, are still untraced but police have recovered the carand the motor bike in which they were travelling.
Sub-divisional police officer of Ambassa, PranabDebnath said the car was recovered from near Ambassamunicipality office in neighbouring Dhalai district and thebike was recovered from South Maharanipur in Gomati districtlast evening.
The Taidu branch of Gramin Bank has been closedindefinitely after the kidnap at Taidu on Friday when the fourwere on way here after office hours and a notice has been putup in the bank's notice board communicating it.
Superintendent of police of Gomati district, BijoyDebbarma said a massive search operation by police andparamilitary Tripura State Rifles (TSR) is on at Taidu andadjacent Ambassa to trace the kidnapped bank employees.
BSF was alerted so that the kidnappers cannot sneakinto neighbouring Bangladesh with the captives.
State Director General of Police A K Shukla, InspectorGeneral (Law and order), K V Srijesh and Deputy InspectorGeneral (Southern Range) Arindam Nath yesterday visited thespot at Taidu and the adjacent areas yesterday.
Meanwhile, BJP MLA Sudip Burman said the party wouldlaunch a movement from tomorrow unless the kidnapped personsreturned home unharmed.
"We will review the situation in the evening today andtake decision on the movement we will launch from tomorrow,"Burman said.
The four kidnapped were the manager of Taidu branch ofGramin bank Tanmoy Bhattacharya, assistant manager Sujit Deyand two other staff members Raktim Bhowmick and SubrataDebbarma. PTI JOYKK.
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