Maoists tell abducted cops to quit job
Source :http://www.indianexpress.com/news/maoists-tell-abducted-cops-to-quit-job/749212/
Joseph John Posted online:
Sat Feb 12 2011, 10:52 hrs
Raipur :
Maosist had produced five abducted policemen before a well
attended ‘Jan Adalat” — Peoples’ Court of the outlawed Communist Party of
India (Maoist) — which ‘directed’ them to quit the force before the
Naxalites handed them over to social activist Swami Agnivesh late on Friday
in the forests of Dhaodai in Abujmarh hills in Narayanpur district in Bastar
region of Chhattisgarh.
Nearly 2000 people, mostly
villagers from the area, were present in the Jan Adalat where the rebels
produced five policemen. Social activist Swamy Agnivesh, rights activist
Gautam Navlakha, PUCL secretary Kavita Shrivastava and others, relatives of
abducted policemen, and television crew reached “people’s court” after
trekking through the forests with hilly and rocky terrain.
Three head constables
Ramadhar Patel, Raghunandan Dhurv, T Ekka and constables Ranjan Dubey and
Manishankar Dubey—all from the Chhattisgarh Armed Force (CAF)—had remained
in Maoist captivity for 18 days after they were abducted by the rebels on
January 25.
After the rebels handed
over their hostages, they reached Narayanpur district headquarters late in
the night where the police and district administration took custody of five
policemen, though Swami Agnivesh insisted that they should be allowed to
proceed to the state capital along with him. However, the administration
wanted them to be sent for medical examination before allowing them to
proceed to their native villages.
“It’s time for the
government to go in for talks with the Maoists. If the government can hold
peace talks with separatists and militants, why not with the Naxalites?”
Swamy Agnivesh told media in Narayanpur, before leaving for the state
capital last night. He also hinted that the Naxalites were ready for a 72
hour cease fire as a prelude for peace talks.
When contacted, Swami
Agnivesh told the Indian Express over telephone “I will explain everything
at a press conference later in the day, after the policemen reaches the
state capital. In fact, I wanted to bring them to Raipur but the Narayanpur
superintendent of police Mayank Shrivastav did not allow”.
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