Pabitra Majhi

• 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...

• 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), ...