Please, release my father: Daughter of CoBRA commando kidnapped by Naxals
The daughter of a CoBRA commando, who went missing after the Bijapur encounter, pleaded for the safe return of her father. Commando Rakeshwar Singh Manhas is believed to be held hostage by Naxals after an ambush in Chhattisgarh.
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UPDATED: April 6, 2021 08:28 IST
35-year-old constable Rakeshwar Singh Manhas went missing after the Bijapur encounter on Saturday.(Photo sourced by India Today)
Please, release my father , pleaded five-year-old Shragvi, the daughter of a CoBRA commando held hostage by Naxals after an ambush in Chhattisgarh.
This is all a sobbing Shragvi could utter as she wiped away her tears.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee extended her condolences to the families of 22 security personnel killed during encounter with Maoists in Chhattisgarh. "Deeply grieved at the dastardly attack on our soldiers in Chhattisgarh," she said.