A 10-year-old boy, who was abducted by four suspected
militants, was found abandoned at Khurai in Imphal East district on
Monday evening.
The militants reportedly left the child behind on seeing the police patrol team.
Police
sources said that the boy, Rishal Wahengbam, was kidnapped while he was
on his way to attend a tuition class. The militants, who were looking
for child recruits, were planning to take the boy to their camp in
Myanmar.
In Manipur, recruiting child soldiers has
been a burgeoning problem. Hundreds of children are recruited every
year. Meanwhile, local youths with assistance from police handed over
Wahengbam to his parents.
