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Two teachers abducted in Gumla

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Press Trust of India Gumla (Jharkhand)
Two teachers, both siblings, have been abducted by unknown persons in Gumla district, the police said today.

Prakash Toppo, a teacher with the Ghaghra Bansari Middle School, was returning home riding his motorbike yesterday when he was abducted by unidentified persons near Toto village, Superintendent of Police, Gumla, Bhimsen Tuti told reporters.

When the abductors called his home demanding ransom and reach at a certain place, his sister, also a teacher at a school at Fori village of the district, went to the location without informing the police, the SP said.

When she too did not return, the family members approached the police and raids were on to trace their whereabouts, he added.

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First Published: Aug 07 2014 | 8:55 PM IST

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