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Bijapur encounter: Maoist letter confirms missing CRPF jawan is being held hostage, demands negotiator
Top security officials have confirmed to India Today TV that the letter sent by Maoists stating they have held the missing CRPF jawan as hostage, is authentic.
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UPDATED: April 7, 2021 00:07 IST
The Maoists have demanded that the government should appoint a negotiator, following which CRPF jawan Rakeshwar Singh Manhas will be handed over. (Photo sourced by India Today)
The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan who is missing since the deadly encounter in Chhattisgarh s Bijapur on Saturday, is being held captive by the Maoists. Top sources in the security establishment have confirmed to India Today TV that the letter that they have received, purportedly from the Maoists, is authentic.