Maoist hostage crisis ends, Maoist release three abducted cops
merisarkar news service
New Delhi, September 06, 2010
Maoists released all three cops
The hostage crisis in Bihar finally came to an end with the Maoists releasing the three Bihar policemen on Monday, seven days after they were abducted from Lakhisarai district, Bihar police chief Neelmani said.
The three policemen - sub-inspectors Rupesh Kumar and Yadav, BMP havildar Ehtesham Khan were released in Lakhisarai district of Bihar. The policemen were found in a Tata Safari at 6.30 am on Monday in Lakhisarai and are now in police custody.
Television news stations said the pictures of the released cops reaching at Lakhi Sarai police station in the district. A police doctor that examined the medical condition of released cop told journalists that their medical condition was fine except one of them has throat infection.
He said that there were no marks of any kind of physical torture.
The release comes three days after the bullet-riddled body of Lucas Tete, another abducted policemen, was found near a forest in Lakhisarai district. He had been killed by the Maoists. The Maoist had on August 29 kidnapped the four Bihar policemen, including Tete after the encounter in Kajra police station area which left eight policemen dead.
The bullet-riddled body of Tete was on Friday recovered from Lakhisarai as the Maoist deadline for killing three remaining hostages expired with security forces intensifying operations to rescue them.
