Collector Kidnapping

• Medical help reaches Collector; health not good, say sources

  Abducted Collector Alex Paul Menon's condition has worsened, according to sources. Medical help that was sent through former MLA from Konta district Manish Kunjam reached the Collector today. Mr Menon's wife had yesterday made another appeal to the Maoists for the safe release of her husband, after a statement by the abductors said that the Collect...

• Chhattisgarh Collector kidnapped: Maoists make demands for his release, set April 25 deadline

  A day after abducting a collector from Sukma in Chhattisgarh, Maoists have released a list of demands for his release and have set a deadline of April 25 for complying with those conditions.

• Maoists kidnap Collector in Chhattisgarh; two security guards killed

  As the hostage crisis involving an MLA in Odisha continues, Maoists today abducted a Collector in Sukma in Chhattisgarh. Two security guards accompanying him were killed in the incident.

• Chidambaram didn't object to steps for Collector's release: Naveen Patnaik

  Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today claimed that Union Home Minister P Chidambaram did not object to the steps taken by the state government for the release of two officials from Maoist captivity."After abduction of the collector and the junior engineer, Union Home Minister P Chidambaram spoke to me and he certainly did not object to any ste...

• 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...

• 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: 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 ...

• 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

  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...

• Orissa: District Collector kidnapped by Maoists?

  A senior official of Orissa's Maoist-hit Malkangiri district on Wednesday went missing and was suspected to have been abducted by Naxalites when he was going to attend a camp for local development in a remote area about 700km from Bhubaneshwar, officials said.Malkangiri District Collector R Veenil Krishna went missing when he was going from one dev...