Phulbani: After being alerted by the district administration, Andhra Pradesh police soon swung into action and rescued the six youths of Khajuripada block in Kandhamal district who were abducted there by some local anti-socials.
Andhra cops then sent the kidnapped youths back home on a train. Meanwhile, two of the six youths got separated from the group in a railway station and were lost during their way back home, it was learnt.
According to sources, the six youths of Khaligudri village under Balaskumpha panchayat had gone to work in a fish processing unit in the neighbouring state. However, over some unknown reasons, the six were abducted from a railway station by some locals. The miscreants kept the youths at an undisclosed location and inflicted torture on them.
The matter came to the fore after the family members got a phone call from a random number about the abduction. Later, terrified family members approached approached the District Collector, the Superintendent of Police (SP) and the District Labour Officer (DLO), seeking their intervention in the matter.
As assured, the administration called the Andhra police and informed them about the incident after which the rescue operation was taken and the six youths were rescued safely and sent back home.
However, the carelessness of the two youths has once again put them in problem. The lost youths were identified as Babula Behera and Prasant Behera. The remaining four youths Rohit Behera, Rasanand Behera, Tarani Behra and Varun Behera are returning safe, family members stated.
Now, the incident has left the family members of Babula and Prasant worried who were clueless about the whereabouts the two.