Naxals Abduct Cops

• Naxals say will release hostage cops soon

  The four cops being held hostage by Naxals in Chhattisgarh might be released as early as today evening according to sources. On September 19, Maoists killed three of the seven policemen they had abducted in Bijapur district in Bastar region; they had demanded the withdrawal of operation Greenhunt in return for the remaining four cops.Sources say th...

• Chhattisgarh: Naxals to release abducted cops soon?

  There are indications that the Maoists may release the 4 kidnapped Chhatisgarh policemen soon.Earlier on Tuesday night, the Naxals had extended by 24 hours the deadline set for the release of four policemen held captive by them even as the Chhattisgarh government said there were positive talks with the Maoists on the safe return of the hostages."Th...

• Naxals set 48-hour deadline for four abducted policemen

  The families of four policemen, who were reportedly abducted by Maoists in Chhattisgarh on September 19, travelled from Chhattisgarh to Hyderabad on Monday, to appeal to Maoist sympathisers to mediate on their behalf. Manjubala has fainted. The traumatic wait for a week now of not knowing whether her husband will return alive has taken its toll."I ...

• Chattisgarh: Naxals kidnap 7 policemen, distraught familes appeal the government

  After Naxals kidnapped seven policemen in Chattisgarh, Chief Minister Raman Singh has made an appeal to release four of the abducted cops.On September 19, Seven policemen from Raipur had gone for a joint operation in the jungle belt, believed to be Naxal infested, and failed to return.The police later recovered three bodies on the same night.Famili...

• In three homes, quiet gratitude marks policemen's welcome

  It was in prayer that she sought refuge while her son was missing; and when he returned home eight days later, unharmed by his captors, it was to a temple that she took him first. The ardent thanks offered by Trainee Sub-Inspector Rupesh Kumar Sinha merged with the priest's chants. "I used to die every moment when I was held captive. I was worried ...

• Bihar hostage crisis over, Maoists release 3 abducted cops

  Maoists on Monday released the three abducted Bihar policemen in Lakhisarai district, bringing an end to a week-long hostage crisis. (Watch: God heard my prayers, says released cop)The three policemen - Sub-Inspector Abhay Prasad Yadav, Havaldar Ehsaan Khan and Trainee Sub-Inspector Rupesh Kumar Sinha - who were taken hostage on August 29, were fre...

• Bihar hostage crisis over, Maoists release 3 abducted cops

  The week-long hostage crisis in Bihar is finally over with the Maoists releasing three abducted cops - Sub-Inspector Abhay Prasad Yadav, Havaldar Mohammad Ehsaan and Trainee Sub-Inspector Rupesh Kumar Sinha. Four policemen were kidnapped last Sunday during an encounter with the Maoists in Lakhisarai, 150 km east of Patna. One of them, Havaldar Luka...

• No information on release of cops abducted by Naxals, says Nitish Kumar

  Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has said that the government cannot confirm the release of the three policemen being held hostage by the Naxals since last Sunday. The fourth cop, Lukas Tete, was killed on Friday and his body was found with a note from the Naxals.But now there is some hope for the families of the three other policemen after Avinas...

• Naxals claim 3 hostages safe; police nab 2 involved in abduction

  In a big breakthrough this morning, the Bihar police arrested two Maoists who were involved in the kidnapping of the four policemen in Kajra on Sunday. They were caught during the combing operations that have been launched by the Bihar police in the jungles of Lakhisarai district where the Maoists are believed to be holding the three policemen host...

• Naxals kill 1 abducted cop in Bihar, extend deadline for 3 others

  At 5 pm, Naxals in Bihar called local TV channels to declare that one of the four policemen they had kidnapped near Patna had been killed. Soon, sources in the Intelligence Bureau in Delhi confirmed the news. The Naxals didn't reveal how they'd murdered Sub Inspector Abhay Prasad Yadav. He was in his 30s.The Naxals warned there could be more to com...