The stone crushing unit at Kalachand in Assam, from where Mr Naga Malleshwar Rao was kidnapped on June 17
Naga Malleshwar Rao, an engineer from Andhra Pradesh who was kidnapped by suspected militants in Assam last week, was released today.
Mr Rao, who works for a private company in Assam, hails from Chimakurthy in Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh.
The 36-year-old engineer was kidnapped from a stone crushing unit at Kalachand, about 60 kilometres from Assam's Haflong town, by a group of suspected Bodo militants on June 17.
The Andhra Pradesh government had on Sunday appealed to the Assam administration to ensure the safe release of Mr Rao.
On the directions of Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, state Chief Secretary IYR Krishna Rao had spoken to the Chief Secretary and the Director General of Police in Assam and requested them to take steps for the safe and early release of the engineer, a statement had said.