SHILLONG, Oct 22: Meghalaya police today ruled-out the involvement of the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) in the kidnapping of three engineers of the Hyderabad \u2013 based firm BSC-C&C (JV) recently from Garo Hills region of the state, officials said.
\n\u201cThe GNLA has no hand behind the abduction of the three engineers,\u201d State Director General of Police (DGP) N Ramachandran said here.
\nMentionably, the three engineers \u2013 Manoj Kumar, Depak Kumar and AK Sharma were kidnapped by suspected armed militants of the GNLA on Saturday last. They (engineers) were on their way to Goalpara district (Assam) from the main camp of the company in Suangre of West Khasi hills district through Rongjeng reserve forest when the incident took place.
\nThe engineers are engaged in the ongoing construction of the two-lane Shillong-Nongstoin-Tura road.
\nHowever he informed, \u201cPreliminary investigations have indicated the involvement of some local goons.\u201d
\n\u201cWe are still on the job to rescue the officers to ensure their safe release and nab the culprits,\u201d the DGP said.
\nRefusing to divulge more on the headway, Ramachandran said, \u201cWe cannot share more until we make a breakthrough into the case.\u201d
\nIt is also informed that the senior police officials are camping at the site where the incident took place.
\nOperations have been intensified in and around the area to secure the release of the abducted engineers, police sources informed.<\/p>\n\n