Malkangiri Collector Kidnapping

• Kidnapped collector won't be released today by Naxals

  The collector being held hostage by Naxals in Orissa will not be released today. If a new round of negotiations with the Naxals succeed, RV Krishna could be released tomorrow.  Mr Krishna was kidnapped along with an engineer named Pabitra Majhi on February 16 from Orissa's Malkangiri district. Mr Majhi returned home last evening after he was s...

• Orissa hostage crisis: Maoists set new conditions for release of Malkangiri Collector

  Maoists holding Malkangiri Collector Vineel Krishna hostage have gone back on their word that he would be released, making a fresh set of demands instead. The Malkangiri Collector has been held hostage by the Maoists in Orissa for eight days now. After extensive negotiations between the government and the captors, Krishna was meant to be released o...

• Orissa hostage crisis: Engineer freed, Collector to return home soon

  One of the two men taken hostage by Naxals in Orissa has been freed.Junior Engineer Pabitra Majhi was seen on a motorcycle riding near his home town of Malkangiri. Mr Majhi was kidnapped a week ago along with District Collector Vineel Krishna, who is expected home soon, say officials.Addressing a press conference later in the day, Majhi said that t...

• Kidnapped Malkangiri Collector, junior engineer released: Sources

  Orissa Police sources have said that kidnapped Malkangiri Collector, R Vineel Krishna, and junior engineer, Pabitra Manjhi, have been released by the Maoists.They were in captivity for almost a week.They are on their way to Malkangiri, sources said. The two were earlier shifted out of the location where they were held hostage.The release came after...

• Malkangiri kidnapping: Maoists meet Maoist leader in jail

  Negotiations are still underway of the release of Malkangiri Collector R Vineel Krishna and junior engineer Pabitra Majhi kidnapped in Orissa on February 16.One of those who the Maoists are demanding walk free in return for the two kidnapped men is their colleague Shriramulu Shrinivas who got bail in a in case related to dacoity, but will not be re...

• Malkangiri kidnapping: Bail hearing of Maoist leaders today

  Two mediators met Maoist leader Ganti Prasad in Bhubneshwar jail today. Sources told NDTV that the Maoist leader may take part in talks on behalf of Maoists.The bail plea of Ganti Prasad and four other jailed Maoists including Sireesha alias Padma (wife of top Maoist RamKrishna), Gokul Kuldipia, Rozy Mannangi and Andaluri Ishwari will come up for...

• Maoists, Orissa Govt close to striking a deal?

  Top Maoist leader Shriramulu Shrinivas was produced in a fast track court at Malkangiri for his bail plea. The release of this man, jailed for dacoity, is an important condition set by Maoists as they negotiate with the Orissa government for the release of Malkangiri Collector RV Krishna and junior engineer Pabitra Majhi. The police who were e...

• Malkangiri Collector kidnapping: Maoists move High Court for bail

  Five jailed Maoists moved the High Court in Cuttack for bail today. The move came as talks between the Orissa government and the three mediators chosen by Maoists for the release of abducted Malkangiri Collector and junior engineer entered the second day today. The Maoists include Ganti Prasad, Sireesha alias Padma (wife of top Maoist RamKrishna), ...

• No harm to be done to abducted Collector, engineer: Orissa government

  After the much-awaited meeting between the Orissa government and the mediators for the release of abducted Malkangiri Collector R Vineel Krishna and junior engineer Pabitra Majhi, the administration today assured that no harm would be done to the kidnapped duo.State Home Secretary U N Behera along with the Maoist-chosen mediators issued a joint sta...

• Collector kidnapping: List of prisoners Maoists want freed

  As talks begin between the Orissa government and mediators chosen by Maoists for the release of abducted Malkangiri Collector R Vineel Krishna and junior engineer Pabitra Majhi, the administration is also reportedly considering giving in to Naxals' demand of setting some Maoist leaders free, a key condition for the duo's release.The prisoners that ...

• NDTV reaches inaccessible Malkangiri

  Three days after Malkangiri's district Collector R Vineel Krishna and a junior engineer, Pabitra Majhi, were kidnapped by Maoists, efforts are still on to secure their release.The Maoists have made it harder for the government to reach them by cutting off the main approach road to the district, connecting Jeypore to Malkangiri, thus making the plac...

• Orissa govt may free prisoners in return for abducted Collector: Sources

  The Orissa government may be considering the release of some prisoners - one of the demands made by the Maoists to free Malkangiri Collector R Vineel Krishna and junior engineer Pabitra Majhi - sources have told NDTV.Sources say the Orissa government may consider dropping serious charges against some Maoist leaders to help them get bail.Maoists wan...

• Kidnapped Malkangiri Collector, engineer safe: Orissa govt

  Orissa government today said the abducted Malkangiri District Collector R V Krishna and junior engineer Pabitra Majhi were safe and in good health."As per the information available with us, the two abducted persons are safe and in good health in the captivity of the Maoists", Chief Secretary B K Patnaik told reporters after a high-level meeting att...

• Malkangiri Collector's kidnapping: Maoists extend deadline

  Responding to the appeal of Orissa government and others, suspected Maoist abductors of Malkangiri Collector R Vineel Krishna have extended the deadline fixed by them for fulfillment of their demands.A senior member of Andhra-Orissa Border Zonal Committee (AOBZC) of Maoists informed a section of media in Bhubaneswar on Friday about their decision o...

• Malkangiri Collector's kidnapping: Maoists extend deadline

  The Maoists, who kidnapped R Vineel Krishna, the Collector of Orissa's Malkangiri district and junior engineer Pavitra Majhi on Wednesday, have extended their deadline.On Thursday, they sent a list of seven demands to the Naveen Patnaik government. The Maoists say they will release the two kidnapped officials if Central forces are withdrawn from Ma...