Ias Officer Kidnapped

A Chandigarh court today charged Vikas Barala, the son of the Haryana BJP chief, and his friend Ashish Kumar with stalking and attempting to kidnap a senior IAS officer's daughter, Varnika Kundu, in a case that had triggered widespread outrage and a spate of protests.

Chhattisgarh police today said they have arrested a senior Maoist leader who had abducted the IAS officer Alex Paul Menon from Sukma district in 2012.

While the family of the Sukma District Collector Alex Paul Menon celebrate his release, people seem to have forgotten two of his bodyguards who were killed by the Maoists while he was taken hostage on April 21. Amjad Khan and Kishan Kujur were shot dead while trying to stop the Maoists from kidnapping the 32-year-old IAS officer from a public meeti...

Nearly two weeks after he was kidnapped by Maoists, Sukma Collector Alex Paul Menon is likely to be released around noon today. BD Sharma and Professor G Hargopal, who represented the Maoists in the talks with the Chhattisgarh Government for the 32-year-old IAS (Indian Administrative Service) officer's release, told PTI yesterday that they would le...

Even as efforts are on to secure the release of abducted Sukma District Collector Alex Paul Menon, a page created for the IAS officer by his family and friends on social networking site Facebook is seeing huge traffic. The page 'Free Alex Paul Menon', has over 2,700 likes and rising. One of the comments on the page says "life should be a torch that...

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 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...

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...

Responding to the appeal of Orissa government and others, suspected Maoist abductors of Malkangiri Collector R Vineel Krishna have extended the deadline fixed by them for fulfillment of their demands.A senior member of Andhra-Orissa Border Zonal Committee (AOBZC) of Maoists informed a section of media in Bhubaneswar on Friday about their decision o...

A day after Maoists kidnapped the District Collector of Malkangiri, along with a junior engineer, the state government has halted anti-Maoist operations throughout Orissa. They also say that they are ready to talk to the Maoists.Sources have told NDTV that the Maoists may soon announce names of mediators and talks on the release of the Collector an...

A Chandigarh court today charged Vikas Barala, the son of the Haryana BJP chief, and his friend Ashish Kumar with stalking and attempting to kidnap a senior IAS officer's daughter, Varnika Kundu, in a case that had triggered widespread outrage and a spate of protests.

Chhattisgarh police today said they have arrested a senior Maoist leader who had abducted the IAS officer Alex Paul Menon from Sukma district in 2012.

While the family of the Sukma District Collector Alex Paul Menon celebrate his release, people seem to have forgotten two of his bodyguards who were killed by the Maoists while he was taken hostage on April 21. Amjad Khan and Kishan Kujur were shot dead while trying to stop the Maoists from kidnapping the 32-year-old IAS officer from a public meeti...

Nearly two weeks after he was kidnapped by Maoists, Sukma Collector Alex Paul Menon is likely to be released around noon today. BD Sharma and Professor G Hargopal, who represented the Maoists in the talks with the Chhattisgarh Government for the 32-year-old IAS (Indian Administrative Service) officer's release, told PTI yesterday that they would le...

Even as efforts are on to secure the release of abducted Sukma District Collector Alex Paul Menon, a page created for the IAS officer by his family and friends on social networking site Facebook is seeing huge traffic. The page 'Free Alex Paul Menon', has over 2,700 likes and rising. One of the comments on the page says "life should be a torch that...

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 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...

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...

Responding to the appeal of Orissa government and others, suspected Maoist abductors of Malkangiri Collector R Vineel Krishna have extended the deadline fixed by them for fulfillment of their demands.A senior member of Andhra-Orissa Border Zonal Committee (AOBZC) of Maoists informed a section of media in Bhubaneswar on Friday about their decision o...

A day after Maoists kidnapped the District Collector of Malkangiri, along with a junior engineer, the state government has halted anti-Maoist operations throughout Orissa. They also say that they are ready to talk to the Maoists.Sources have told NDTV that the Maoists may soon announce names of mediators and talks on the release of the Collector an...