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Abducted girl released safely at Simaluguri

Gunjan Sharma who was kidnapped by miscreants from Simaluguri on Wednesday has been safely released in the early morning on Thursday. She is a student of class 8th of the Central School, Nazira. She along with other 11 students of her school was abducted by unidentityfied gunman form Simaluguri Madrid Tiniali at 3 PM on Wednesday.  SP Sivasagar Bijoy Kuligram and SDPO  Nazira Ashif Ahmed launched a massive operation in the Assam Nagaland Border area of Santak Bihubor and found the abducted girl.

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