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Dantewada (Chhattisgarh) [India], April 11 (ANI): A Naxal, carrying a reward of Rs 1 lakh on his head was killed in an exchange of firing between Maoists and Dantewada District Reserve Guard (DRG), in a forest area between Gaadam and Jungampal villages on Sunday.
Maoists Kidnap 3 Medical Workers In Bijapur Apr 10, 2021, 15:12 IST
Three medical workers in Chhattisgarh were allegedly abducted from Bijapur on Friday. It is suspected that they were abducted by Maoists.
“Some notorious elements came into the village late in the night and took away the health care workers,” said Bijapur Chief Medical and Health Officer BR Pujari.
The health official said the families of the health care workers did not file a complaint, but a few villagers approached the police with the matter on Friday. The police are yet to register a case, Pujari added.
Bijapur was recently in the news after a security officer, who was abducted by Maoists, was kept hostage by them in the jungles of the district since the April 3 encounter. CRPF commando Rakeshwar Singh Manhas was released on Thursday.
Happiest moment of my life: Wife of CoBRA commando released from Maoist captivity
Happiest moment of my life: Wife of CoBRA commando released from Maoist captivity
CoBRA jawan Rakeshwar Singh Manhas who was kidnapped by the Naxals during Bijapur attack on April 3, has been released by them.
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UPDATED: April 9, 2021 06:01 IST
CoBRA jawan Rakeshwar Singh Manhas (riding pillion on first bike) being brought back from Naxal captivity by the team of government-appointed mediators and media persons | Image: Jitendra Bahadur Singh for India Today TV
Days of anxious silence gave way to relief and celebration at the
Family members and relatives of the commando, who was abducted by Maoists after an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh on April 3, were moved to tears as they saw visuals of him stepping out of an ambulance on a news channel.
Chhattisgarh Naxal attack: Abducted Jawan handed over after trial in kangaroo court
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Raipur: Rakeshwar Singh Manhas, a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) COBRA jawan who was kidnapped during a deadly encounter in Chhattisgarhâ Bijapur on April 3, was released after five days of Maoist captivity, said the Bastar police officials on Thursday.
The release was secured with the help of an 11-member committee of mediators, including social workers and local journalists; there were two arbiters from the Maoist side.
Before being handed over to the interlocutors, Manhas was presented in the Jan Adalat (Kangaroo Court) thronged by scores of villagers and surrounded by 50 armed naxals.