| Villagers free detained Posco officials |
| BS Reporter / Bhubaneswar October 14, 2007 |
| After six hours of abduction drama four executives of POSCO-India, including three Korean nationals, who were detained by villagers of Dhinkia this morning, have been released in the afternoon at about 4.30 PM. At about 10.30 this morning four executives from POSCO-India, KS Choi, SH Nam, TJ Ahn and Deepak Ojha were inspecting the probable route of electrical tower to be constructed in the area between IOCL refinery and POSCO-India project site. When the executives got down around the sand hill area near IOCL and were in the process of physical inspection, 40/50 villagers from Dhinkia armed with wooden sticks forcibly took them to Dhinkia village along with the driver and the car. They were detained in the Phulakhai temple in Dhinkia for almost 6 hours by Dhinkia villagers. After discussion with the villagers by the local police, the officials were released unharmed. |
