Guwahati, July 29 (IANS): Suspected militants Tuesday abducted the manager of a construction firm engaged in the four-lane highway project in Assam's Dima Hasao district, police said.
A group of armed men abducted 48-year-old Niron Kumar Mahajan at gun point around 11.30 a.m., police said.
Mahajan works for Simplex Constructions, engaged in the highway project between Hatikhuli and Mandadisa.
Police officials have rushed to the area and an operation has been launched to rescue the kidnapped man.