Myanmar's ethnic Kachin Independence Army (KIA) has abducted three people including two local administration staff in Myitgyina, the state's capital, over the weekend, state media reported Tuesday.

The three victims were among 14 other local administration staff and six civilians who were on an excursion journey by motorcycle.

Six KIA members stopped the three riding on the point of the team and forced them into rubber plantation, said the report.

The three were later learnt to have been taken to Inkhaibum Mountain in the state.

Local state government is taking measures for their release, the report said.

The incident came after Myanmar military authorities launched a mopping-up operation against the KIA in three major areas in the state in April.

The crackdown mission led to the death of eight government forces and 14 KIA members.

The skirmish happened amid talks between the government and ethnic armed groups.

The two sides have agreed on the first draft of the nationwide ceasefire deal, which is to be presented for detailed discussions in new talks slated for May.