Mr Manhas had gone missing during an encounter with maoists in Chhattisgarh s Bijapur on April 3.
Jammu:
Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) commando Rakeshwar Manhas spent five days in a Chhattisgarh jungle after being taken captive by maoists following an ambush that killed 22 members of his team. I did not lose hope in the most difficult situation and I maintained my cool, said the 35-year-old who returned to his home in Jammu on Friday.
Mr Manhas had gone missing during an encounter with maoists in Chhattisgarh s Bijapur district on April 3. The gunfight left 22 security forces personnel dead and several others injured.
I maintained my cool, says CRPF personnel captured by Maoists in Chhattisgarh
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335 Wife of CRPF Commando Rakeshwar Singh Manhas during a protest, demanding his release from the captivity of Naxals, in Jammu. PTI photo.
Jammu, April 7
Relatives of a CoBRA commando held hostage by Naxals after a recent gun battle with security forces in Chhattisgarh s Bijapur district blocked the Jammu-Poonch highway on Wednesday, demanding an assurance from the government for his safe release. He is the responsibility of the government, which should take immediate action to ensure his safe return to us. We want the government to inform us about the action it is taking for his release, Meenu, wife of abducted jawan Rakeshwar Singh Minhas, said in a fervent appeal from the protest site.
Relatives of CRPF jawan abducted by Naxals stage protest in Jammu & Kashmir
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They demand an assurance from the government for his safe release.
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They demand an assurance from the government for his safe release. Relatives of a Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) commando held hostage by Naxals after a recent gun battle with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district blocked the Jammu-Poonch Highway on Wednesday, demanding an assurance from the government for his safe release.
“He is the responsibility of the government, which should take immediate action to ensure his safe return to us. We want the government to inform us about the action it is taking for his release,” Meenu, wife of abducted jawan Rakeshwar Singh Minhas, said in a fervent appeal from the protest site.