IMPHAL : Two Assam residents who had been illegally confined as debt collateral have been rescued from Manipur’s Ukhrul district, police said on Sunday.

Manipur Police rescued the two persons after receiving a complaint report from Titabar police station in Assam.

“The complaint was filed by Munin Kachari of Assam’s Jorhat at Titabar police station, stating that on June 12, one Dibyajyoti Saikia of Jorhat left the former’s brother at Khamsom in Manipur’s Senapati district with an unidentified person as security against the outstanding debt from some financial dealings with the said unidentified person for inability to repay the due amount,” the police statement said.

Accordingly, police launched follow-up operations and traced two victims and rescued them on Friday from Changta village in Lungchon Maiphai police station area in Ukhrul district, an officer said.

The rescued persons have been identified as Kasob Kachari (29), and Ajay Gogoi (33). They have been safely brought to Senapati police station on Saturday, the police officer said.

No arrests have been made in connection with the case and further investigation is underway, he added. (Source: PTI)