Incident Summary:

08/03/1999: In a series of related incidents, ten extremists dressed in Army fatigues, abducted Chandighat Tea Estate Manager Gautam Roy, and General Manager H. Puri in Guwahati, India. Both were returned after a large ransom was paid, but reports did not the specify amount of the ransom or when the victims were released. Bodo militants in the North bank and the Dima Halao Daoga (DHD) were suspected of perpetrating the attacks.

GTD ID:
199908030001

When:
1999-08-03

Country:
India

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Assam

City:
Guwahati

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Hostage Taking (Kidnapping)
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Business
Name of Entity Chandighat Tea Estate
Specific Description Gautam Roy, Manager of Chandighat Tea Estate
Nationality of Target India
Additional Information
Hostages Yes
Number of Hostages 2
US Hostages 0
Outcome Hostage(s) released by perpetrators
Ransom Yes
Total Ransom Amount Demanded Unknown
Ransom Amount Demanded from US Sources 0.00
Total Ransom Amount Paid Unknown
Total Ransom Amount Paid by US Sources Unknown
Ransom Notes Reports did not specify the amount of ransom requested.
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?Yes
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Additional Information This was one of four related attacks (cf. 199908030001; 199908040007; 199908200001-02). The Dima Halao Daoga (DHD) are a National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN)-backed group operating in the North Cachar Hills.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Dima Halao Daoga (DHD) (suspected) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 10
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
Mrinal Talukdar, “Kidnappings Create Panic in Assam Tea Industry,” Financial Express, August 30, 1999.