DELHI, India (RNS) ‘In this land of fire and gunshots we have to keep fighting this ideological war against state repression and Maoist violence,’ said Indigenous activist Soni Sori.
Chhattisgarh Naxal Encounter: Days After Ambush, Maoists Say Missing Jawan In Their Custody
Rakeshwar Singh Manhas went missing after the April 3 ambush in Chhattisgarh s Bastar region. The ultras have asked the state government to appoint interlocutors for his release.
Rakeshwar Singh Manhas Outlook Web Bureau 2021-04-07T08:40:30+05:30 Chhattisgarh Naxal Encounter: Days After Ambush, Maoists Say Missing Jawan In Their Custody outlookindia.com 2021-04-07T08:44:29+05:30
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The Maoists have released a statement confirming that the missing CoBRA (Commando Battalion for Resolute Action) commando is in their custody and sought the appointment of a mediator to whom he could be handed over.
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The Maoists have, however, not raised any formal demands for the release of the commando.
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BIJAPUR: The outlawed CPI (Maoist) has claimed that CoBRA commando Rakeshwar Singh Manhas, who went missing after the April 3 ambush in Chhattisgarh s Bastar region, is in captivity of ultras, and asked the state government to appoint interlocutors for his release.
The Maoists have, however, not raised any formal demands for the release of the commando.
Police are verifying the authenticity of the statement, purportedly issued by the outlaws.
The banned outfit also admitted that four of its cadres were killed in the encounter in which 22 security personnel had lost their lives.
CRPF man is our captive, appoint interlocutors: CPI (Maoists)
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Constable Rakeshwar Singh Manhas of the 210th CoBRA battalion, an elite unit of CRPF, had gone missing after the gunfight along the border of Sukma and Bijapur districts last Saturday.
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The CPI (Maoist) statement also claimed that 24 security personnel were killed in the encounter.
The outlawed CPI (Maoist) has claimed that CoBRA commando Rakeshwar Singh Manhas, who went missing after the April 3 ambush in Chhattisgarh s Bastar region, is in captivity of ultras, and asked the state government to appoint interlocutors for his release. The Maoists have, however, not raised any formal demands for the release of the commando.