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Odisha MLA abducted by Maoists
Saturday March 24, 2012 09:59:06 AM,
IANS
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Bhubaneswar: Maoists
abducted a legislator of Odisha's ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD)
early Saturday, police said.
About 100-150 armed rebels abducted Jhina Hikaka, 37, from a hilly
area between Koraput and Laxmipur, about 500 km from state capital
Bhubaneswar, police official Suryamani Pradhan told IANS.
The rebels have however left unhurt two other persons - the driver
of the vehicle and a body guard who were accompanying the
lawmaker. He said further details will be known after the duos are
questioned.
The abduction comes at a time when the rebels have held hostage
two Italians since past over a week. The government is holding
talks with them through their mediators for the Italians' release.
Citing a leaflet the rebels have left at the vehicle, the police
officer said it mentioned about the 13 demands the extremists have
set for the release of the Italians and demanded those should be
fulfilled at the earliest.
The Italians Bosusco Paolo, 54, and Claudio Colangelo, 61 were
abducted from the border of Ganjam and communally sensitive
Kandhamal district March 14.
The 13 demands the rebels have set for their release include a ban
on the visit of tourists to the tribal areas; halt on anti Maoist
operations, and release of several prisoners.
Two Maoists named mediators social activist Dandapani Mohanty and
tribal expert B.D.Sharma and three senior officials representing
the government were holding dialogue since Thursday to secure
their release. The talks were to continue Saturday.
It is not yet known if the latest kidnapping will jeopardize the
talk process. The rebels have committed the latest crime even if
they had declared unilateral ceasefire before the start of
negotiation.
The rebels had earlier shot dead a police sub inspector in the
district of Malkangiri, a Maoists strong hold, late Thursday even
as the talks were on.
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