Chhattisgarh: Maoists Release Photo of Jawan, Govt Probing Note Asking for Interlocutors
The Maoists have, however, not raised any formal demands for the release of the commando as yet.
Funeral procession of CRPF jawan Rajkumar Yadav, who died in a gun battle with Maoist rebels in Chhattisgarh, in Ayodhya Tuesday, April 6, 2021. Photo: PTI
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New Delhi: The outlawed CPI (Maoists) organisation on Wednesday, released a photograph of CoBRA commando Rakeshwar Singh Manhas, who went missing after the April 3 exchange of fire in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region.
Manhas was suspected as having been held captive. On Tuesday, the Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee (DSZC) of the banned organisation released a press note asking for interlocutors.
Maoists let go of CoBRA commando abducted in Chhattisgarh ambush Rakeshwar Manhas freed after a team was nominated to secure release
CoBRA commando Rakeshwar Singh Manhas, who was abducted by Naxals after the last week s fierce gun-battle in Bastar region of Chhattisgarh, was released on Thursday, police said.
Manhas, who belonged to the 210th battalion of Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA), an elite unit of the CRPF, had gone missing after the gunfight on Saturday and later reported to be in the captivity of the Naxals.
The Naxals handed over the jawan, who hails from Jammu, to a group of facilitators in the forest along the Bijapur and Sukma border in the presence of a large number of villagers, police said.
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.
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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.
Chhattisgarh: Picture of abducted jawan surfaces on social media
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Last Updated: Apr 07, 2021, 03:29 PM IST
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On Tuesday, the outlawed CPI (Maoist) had issued a statement in Hindi saying its cadres had abducted Manhas from the site of the ambush and demanded that the Chhattisgarh government appoint interlocutors to ensure his safe release.
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A photograph of Rakeshwar Singh Manhas sitting in a hut is purportedly released by Naxals who abducted the CoBRA commando after the fierce gun battle in the Bastar region of Chhattisgarh on April 3 in which 22 security personnel lost their lives.
In this photograph, which is being circulated on social media, Manhas, a commando with the 210th CoBRA battalion of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), is seen sitting in a hut alone without any Naxal in the frame.
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