Overview
- Dispur Police rescued businessman Rahul Mishra hours after he was abducted outside Pratiksha Hospital in Guwahati.
- Eight suspects were arrested, with police saying five belong to Bir/Veer Lachit Sena, and investigators seized demand letters, a receipt book, identity cards and the outfit’s logo.
- Rantu Paniphukan and two others were detained, produced in court and remanded to three days of police custody as the probe widens across districts including Tinsukia.
- Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma ordered a clampdown, reviewed law and order with senior police officials and said a ban remains possible if alleged unlawful activities continue.
- The group denied organisational involvement, suspended or expelled Bikash Asom and threatened protests while police pursue kidnapping, extortion and intimidation cases.