Bandh cripples life in Dima Hasao district

Normal life was affected by a 12-hour Dima Hasao district bandh in Assam today called by different organisations demanding early release of a kidnapped person.
No untoward incident was reported in the district during the bandh period, official sources said.
Markets, educational institutes, banks, private offices, remained closed, while public transport and private vehicles remained off the roads, the sources said.
The bandh was called jointly by the Dima Hasao District Youth Congress, Mahila Congress and NSUI demanding release of one Jibon Kemprai, the elder brother of Dima Hasao District Congress Committee president Mohendra Kemprai.
The bandh sponsorers demanded immediate arrest of the culprit involved in the kidnapping and also CBI enquiry into the incident.

Jibon Kemprai, 50, was kidnapped by unidentified men from his residence at Thaijuwari under Diyungbra police station on January 27 last and remained yet to be traced.