Bhutanese driver abducted in Assam's Chirang district

A driver of a Bhutan vehicle was abducted at gunpoint by miscreants this evening from Bordangi, 3 kms from Shantipur on the Indo-Bhutan border, police sources said.

The driver, identified as Dhruba Gurung, was going towards Bhutan in the vehicle bearing a Bhutan registration number when the group of armed miscreants intercepted him. He was abducted from a spot near Bhur river under Basugaon Police Station in Chirang district.

Locals informed the police of the incident at around 6 PM, the sources said, adding that a massive search operation has been launched to rescue the driver.