Chhattisgarh Hostage

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  Soldier Taken Hostage By Maoists After Ambush In Chhattisgarh Released

  A commando kidnapped by Maoist rebels after a deadly encounter in Chhattisgarh on Saturday, in which 22 soldiers were killed and 31 injured, has been released after more than 100 hours in captivity, the state government said on Thursday.

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  5-Year-Old Daughter Of Commando Pleads For His Release From Maoists

  The five-year-old daughter of a CoBRA commando has appealed for the release of her father, reportedly held hostage by Maoists in Chhattisgarh after an ambush on Saturday, news agency Press Trust of India reported.

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  Villagers in Chhattisgarh's Sukma District Pay the Price for Supporting Development

  The 21-hour hostage crisis in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district finally ended on Saturday night with more than 250 villagers abducted by Naxals returning home to their village Marenga. While the family members of the released villagers took a brief sigh of relief, the same could not be said for the Nag family.

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  Maoists Kill One Abducted Villager in Dantewada, Rest Released

  Nearly 21 hours after they took more than 200 people hostage in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada, Maoists killed one of them after a holding a kangaroo court. The rest were released.

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  Over 200 People Taken Hostage by Maoists Ahead of PM Modi's Visit in Dantewada

  Around 300 people were taken hostage by Maoists ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit in Dantewada on Saturday.

• Sukma Collector Alex Paul Menon likely to be released by Maoists by noon

  Nearly two weeks after he was kidnapped by Maoists, Sukma Collector Alex Paul Menon is likely to be released around noon today. BD Sharma and Professor G Hargopal, who represented the Maoists in the talks with the Chhattisgarh Government for the 32-year-old IAS (Indian Administrative Service) officer's release, told PTI yesterday that they would le...

• Collector Alex Menon will be released within 48 hours, says Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh

  Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh announced today that Maoists will release Sukma District Collector Alex Paul Menon within the next 48 hours. The government and the Maoists have signed an agreement over the release of Mr Menon, Mr Singh told the media today.

• Collector abduction: Mediators return for another round of talks

  Mediators BD Sharma and Professor Hargopal have returned to Raipur after holding talks with the Maoists over the release of Sukma Collector Alex Paul Menon. The two mediators were flown to Maoist stronghold Chintalnar on Saturday where they held discussions with Mr Menon's abductors.

• Sukma collector safe, say mediators after meeting Maoists

  The abducted Sukma collector Alex Paul Menon is safe. After meeting the Maoists on Saturday, the two interlocutors - Hyderabad-based professor G. Hargopal and former IAS (Indian Administrative Service) officer BD Sharma - said that the Maoists had also replied to the Chhattisgarh government's message on their demands for his release.

• Sukma collector safe, say mediators after meeting Maoists

  The abducted Sukma collector Alex Paul Menon is safe. After meeting the Maoists on Saturday, the two interlocutors - Hyderabad-based professor G. Hargopal and former IAS (Indian Administrative Service) officer BD Sharma - said that the Maoists had also replied to the Chhattisgarh government's message on their demands for his release.

• Chhattisgarh hostage crisis: Mediators go to meet Maoists

  One week after the kidnapping of Sukma collector Alex Menon, a third round of talks are set to begin, between the mediators and the Maoists in state capital Raipur. This after, the last two rounds of talks seem to have ended inconclusively. Early Saturday morning, the Maoist mediators BD Sharma and Professor Hargopal left to go to Chintalnar to me...

• Collector abduction: Second round of talks on; Maoists explain kidnapping

  The second round of talks between the mediators and the Maoists over the release of Sukma District Collector Alex Paul Menon is being held currently. This is after the first round ended inconclusively on Thursday. However, both sides said the three-hour meeting was "positive".

• Collector abduction: Chhattisgarh government considering release of some Maoists, say sources

  In its attempt to free Sukma Collector Alex Paul Menon, the Chattisgarh government is willing to consider the release of those Maoists who do not have heinous and grave charges against them, sources told NDTV today. The state government is also considering the release of some tribals, who may have been allegedly arrested wrongly, the sources added.

• Self appointed negotiator to begin talks with Maoists for collector's release

  The deadline given by the Maoists to the Chhattisgarh government for the release of the Sukma collector Alex Menon ends today. However BD Sharma a negotiator who has been associated with the Maoists and with the tribal movement in Bastar area of Chhatisgarh today spoke to the press assuring everyone that the deadline would be increased. Mr Sharma ...

• Maoists kidnap Collector in Chhattisgarh; two security guards killed

  As the hostage crisis involving an MLA in Odisha continues, Maoists today abducted a Collector in Sukma in Chhattisgarh. Two security guards accompanying him were killed in the incident.