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

Nearly two weeks after he was kidnapped by the Maoists, Sukma Collector Alex Paul Menon is likely to be released around noon today. The Maoists had issued a statement to the BBC on Tuesday evening, saying on May 3, they would hand over the 32-year-old IAS officer to the two mediators who represented them in their talks with the Chhattisgarh government.