Orissa Hostage Crisis

• Hostage crisis ends, Naxals release Collector Krishna

  After nine days of being held hostage by Naxals in Orissa, District Collector RV Krishna is finally a free man.One hour after their deadline expired, and after a u-turn that threatened to break with the compromise reached with the government, the Naxals handed over Mr Krishna to mediapersons.  The 30-year-old IIT-graduate-turned IAS officer wa...

• 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: Collector still not freed

  District Collector Vineel Krishna has been held hostage for a week by Naxals in Orissa. After extensive negotiations between the government and Naxals, Mr Krishna was meant to be released last night along with an engineer, Pabitra Majhi, who had been kidnapped with him from Malkangiri. However, the Naxals now say they will hold onto him till they g...

• 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...