Government has not given us any information, says Manhas’ family
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His family threatened to block the Akhnoor road in Jammu, if the government did not respond positively. “This government only woke up when we came out on the streets,” alleged Davinder, the commando’s brother.
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Wife of CRPF Commando Rakeshwar Singh Manhas during a protest, demanding his release from the captivity of Naxals, in Jammu.
The family members of captured CRPF commando Rakeshwar Singh Manhas on Wednesday held a protest march in Jammu and blocked the highway demanding his release. They lashed out at the J&K administration and the Centre for not giving them any information since Saturday on Manhas.
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India stands with the Braves!
Villagers and Family members of Rakeshwar Singh Manhas, the CRPF Commando adducted by the Maoists in Chhatishgarh staged a protest Dharna demanding early release of the CRPF Jawan though was a natural collective reaction but seems uncalled for keeping view the traditions of Bravehearts, their families and of course from the land of warriors. It is not understood against whom they protested for securing the release of their loved one who is also a proud soldier of his motherland. It is reported that they raised slogans against the ruling party at the Centre and also against the Lt. Governor of Jammu Kashmir and were demanding the same urgency in his release as the government showed in the case of wing commander Abhinandan Varthaman who was held hostage by Pakistan in 2019. It is fine to expect the urgency in securing early release of abducted commando but it would be inappropriate for us to draw comparisons between these two situa
Updated Apr 08, 2021 | 20:07 IST
CoBRA jawan Rakeshwar Singh Manhas, who was kidnapped by Naxals during Bijapur attack on April 3, has been released by the Maoists, police sources said CRPF jawan Rakeshwar Singh Manhas released by Naxals
Raipur: Central Reserve Police Force’s (CRPF) Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) jawan Rakeshwar Singh Manhas, who was kidnapped by Naxals during the Bijapur ambush on April 3, has been released by the Maoists, Chhattisgarh police said on Thursday.
The CRPF personnel went missing after the April 3 gunfight between Naxals and security personnel near the Sukma-Bijapur border in Chhattisgarh. Later, the Naxals had released the picture of missing the missing CRPF jawan, who is associated with the 210th CoBRA battalion.
Maoists Release CRPF Jawan Held Hostage Apr 08, 2021, 17:20 IST
Rameshwar Singh, a soldier of the Cobra Battalion was captured by the Maoists. His picture was earlier released by them. Singh was caught by the left-wing extremists in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on April 3. His wife was pleading for his release. In the latest news, it was reported that he was finally let off by the Maoists.
According to the reports, he was unharmed. Maoists released him safely. Earlier the Maoists demanded a few things from the government. They wanted the state government to reveal the names of the mediators. They placed few conditions in front of the government in exchange for Singh’s life.
Rakeshwar Manhas with group of social workers who got him released from Maoists at Basaguda camp in Bijapur
NEW DELHI: After five days in Maoist captivity, Central Reserve police force (CRPF) personnel Rakeshwar Singh Manhas walked free on Thursday evening after the rebels released him at an undisclosed location in the forests of South Bastar in Chhattisgarh.
“It was an unconditional release. The abducted CRPF’s CoBRA battalion commando was handed over to social worker Dharamlal Saini and tribal community leader Telam Boraiya, who were the emissaries for his release”, official sources confirmed.
Manhas is currently at the Basaguda police station.