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A group of about 25 insurgents, armed with sophisticated weapons, raided Rangrung tea garden around 2130 hours (IST) on Monday night and kidnapped its manager Ratna Pradip Bhattacharya and his deputy Pankaj Dhar.
The same group then attacked the adjoining Tachai tea garden and abducted eight persons, including its accountant Nepal Goala. However, the ultras later released four persons.
They also looted some local shops, police said.
The Tripura branch of the Tea Association of India condemned the incident and urged the government to deploy security forces in the gardens.
Earlier on June 14, NLFT ultras had raided Golakpur tea garden in the same district and shot dead one employee before kidnapping two others, including deputy manager Dhrubajyoti Dhar.
They are still in captivity.
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