Shop owner escapes

SHILLONG, JULY 5: A shop owner who was recently abducted by militants on Saturday managed to escape from the place he was kept by them. A police official said the shop owner Indra Narain Prasad returned home after he claimed that he had managed to escape. Prasad was abducted by militants from Kharkutta village in North Garo hills district. The militants numbering around 11 went to the residence of Prasad and called him out before abducting him.- By Our Reporter