Naxals Release Cops

• Naxals say will release hostage cops soon

  The four cops being held hostage by Naxals in Chhattisgarh might be released as early as today evening according to sources. On September 19, Maoists killed three of the seven policemen they had abducted in Bijapur district in Bastar region; they had demanded the withdrawal of operation Greenhunt in return for the remaining four cops.Sources say th...

• Chhattisgarh: Naxals to release abducted cops soon?

  There are indications that the Maoists may release the 4 kidnapped Chhatisgarh policemen soon.Earlier on Tuesday night, the Naxals had extended by 24 hours the deadline set for the release of four policemen held captive by them even as the Chhattisgarh government said there were positive talks with the Maoists on the safe return of the hostages."Th...

• God heard my prayers, says released policeman

  "I am alive because of God's grace and blessings of my parents and family. I am extremely happy."This is what Bihar Police Sub-Inspector Rupesh Kumar Sinha, one of the three abducted policemen, said after being released by the Maoists on Monday morning.Voicing similar sentiments, Rajni Devi, wife of Abhay Prasad Yadav, another released Sub-Inspecto...

• Bihar hostage crisis over, Maoists release 3 abducted cops

  Maoists on Monday released the three abducted Bihar policemen in Lakhisarai district, bringing an end to a week-long hostage crisis. (Watch: God heard my prayers, says released cop)The three policemen - Sub-Inspector Abhay Prasad Yadav, Havaldar Ehsaan Khan and Trainee Sub-Inspector Rupesh Kumar Sinha - who were taken hostage on August 29, were fre...

• Bihar hostage crisis over, Maoists release 3 abducted cops

  The week-long hostage crisis in Bihar is finally over with the Maoists releasing three abducted cops - Sub-Inspector Abhay Prasad Yadav, Havaldar Mohammad Ehsaan and Trainee Sub-Inspector Rupesh Kumar Sinha. Four policemen were kidnapped last Sunday during an encounter with the Maoists in Lakhisarai, 150 km east of Patna. One of them, Havaldar Luka...

• No information on release of cops abducted by Naxals, says Nitish Kumar

  Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has said that the government cannot confirm the release of the three policemen being held hostage by the Naxals since last Sunday. The fourth cop, Lukas Tete, was killed on Friday and his body was found with a note from the Naxals.But now there is some hope for the families of the three other policemen after Avinas...

• Lakhisarai encounter: Naxals extend deadline for releasing abducted cops

  The Naxals have extended the deadline for the four policemen taken hostage, in Lakhisarai in Bihar, till Thursday morning.They have been demanding the release of their colleagues and the removal of security forces from the area.The four policemen - Mohammad Ehsaan, Rupesh Kumar Sinha, Abhay Prasad Yadav, Lokus Tete-  were taken hostage on Sund...

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  Kidnapped cop upsets government

  Atindranath Dutta, the kidnapped policeman released by the Naxals, is proving to be an embarrassment for the government and the police.