Ranchi, Aug 19 (Inditop.com) Ten employees of a Hindalco plant in Jharkhand, abducted by a splinter group of the banned Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoists) two days ago, were freed Wednesday, police said.
“All the abducted employees and labourers of the Hindalco company were rescued after police exerted pressure on the rebels. They were abducted by the Sanjay Yadav group,” S.N. Pradhan, Jharkhand police spokesperson, told Inditop.
Sanjay Yadav formed the Lal Tiger, a Maoist group, after breaking from the CPI-Maoist.
“Sanjay Yadav group had abducted the Hindalco employees for levy collection,” said Pradhan. He denied that any ransom was paid to release the hostages.
The employees and labourers were abducted Monday from Tewarpani village of Gumla district, 145 km from here.
Maoist rebels had also set 10 vehicles on fire including six trucks laden with bauxite.
The rebels on set trucks laden with bauxite on fire on a regular basis when they are denied levy.
Leftist guerrillas are active in 18 of state’s 24 districts. Nearly 1,500 people have been killed in Maoist-related violence in the last eight years.
