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  Odisha Man Poses As Maoist To Extort Rs 35 Lakh From Father, Arrested

  In a shocking case, a 24-year-old young man was arrested on charges of attempting to dupe his father by posing as a fake Maoist and demanding Rs 35 lakh as extortion in Odisha's Kalahandi district, police said.

• Maoist Central Committee justifies abductions, says those were 'arrests by the people'

  The Central Committee of the CPI-Maoist has come out openly in defence of the three abductions by Maoist groups in Odisha and Chhattisgarh saying these were not abductions but arrests carried out by the 'people' to put forth their long standing collective demands and as a reaction to the ongoing state repression unleashed against them.

• Odisha MLA abduction: Fresh demands by Maoists

  It has been a month since the abduction of Odisha's BJD Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) Jhina Hikaka. But there is still no sign of his release. Maoists have made fresh demand to release all the 70 jailed members of Chasi Mulia Adivasi Sangh (CMAS), instead of their earlier demand to release 29 prisoners, in exchange of Mr Hikaka. Sources ...

• Maoists make new demand to release abducted Odisha MLA

  Nearly a month after BJD MLA Jhina Hikaka was kidnapped by Maoists in Odisha, they have made it clear on Saturday that they would not free him until the state government takes proactive steps to release all members of the Chasi Mulia Adivasi Sangh (CMAS) who are in jail now. Daya, a senior leader of the Andhra Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee ...

• MLA abduction: Maoist deadline for Odisha government ends at 5 pm today

  The deadline set by the Maoists of the Andhra Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee for the release of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MLA Jhina Hikaka expires today at 5 pm. The Maoist abductors in their last audio message issued on Tuesday morning had made it clear that they will free Mr Hikaka only after the Odisha government makes its stand clear on ...

• Odisha hostage crisis: Maoists refuse to free MLA

  Maoists holding BJD MLA Jhina Hikaka on Wednesday refused to free him unless 30 rebels, including one accused of killing 55 policemen, were released, while another group which abducted Italian Paolo Bosusco said it was awaiting the agreement struck with the government.

• Odisha hostage crisis: Deadline ends today; govt talks tough

  With the deadline given by Maoists in Odisha for the release of two hostages, Italian national Paolo Bosusco and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MLA Jhina Hikaka set to end today, the state government has toughened its stand. Last night, three senior officials including the state Home Secretary, who were involved in the negotiations to free the Italian hosta...

• Odisha hostage crisis: Police threaten boycott if hardcore Maoists freed

  Adding to the woes of the government, the police force of Odisha today threatened to boycott anti-Naxal operations if hardcore Maoists are freed by the state government in a bid to end the twin hostage crisis which escalated with the abductors setting new demands before their deadline expires on Tuesday.

• Odisha hostage crisis: Maoists toughen stand, place fresh demands

  After hopes emerged of a breakthrough in the Odisha hostage crisis late last week, it now seems that the problem is far from over. The Maoists holding an Italian national hostage for nearly a month now have placed new conditions in front of the government for his release.

• Odisha twin hostage crisis: Maoists toughen stand

  The double hostage crisis in Odisha has taken a serious turn on Sunday with the two separate Maoist groups, who have abducted an Italian national and a ruling BJD MLA, toughening their stand over the release of the hostages.