Army Officer Kidnapped From Home In 4th Such Incident

India: An army officer has been kidnapped from his house in Manipur in the fourth such incident since ethnic violence began in the border state in May last year, sources told NDTV today.

Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) Konsam Kheda Singh, a resident of Thoubal district, was kidnapped from home by unknown people in a vehicle at 9 am today, sources said.

“On receiving information, a coordinated search operation was launched by all security agencies to rescue the JCO. We have been checking all vehicles running on National Highway 102. We don’t know why he has been kidnapped. We are looking into it,” a source in the security establishment said.

Teams of security forces have spread out in the area to look for the kidnapped officer, the source said, adding they will give an update as soon as they get more details.

This was the fourth incident since May 2023 when soldiers on leave, on duty, or their relatives have been targeted “by inimical elements”, sources said.