Patna: At 10 am on Friday, a policeman was found dead in Bihar as a second deadline set by the Naxals for the release of eight of their leaders from jail expired. The Naxals took four policemen hostage on Sunday in Lakhisarai, 150 kilometres east of Patna.
The policeman’s body was found in the Lakhisarai jungles with a note that said, “We have killed a hawaldar since our colleagues were not released. If our colleagues are not released we will kill other cops as well. “Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has called an all-party meet tomorrow to discuss the hostage crisis.
Senior Bihar policemen say they’ve identified the body found as that of Sub Inspector Lukas Tete. On Sunday, Tete was among 40 policemen outpowered by more than 200 Naxals. Seven cops were killed and the Naxals left the battle with four policemen:  Abhay Prasad Yadav, Mohammad Ehsaan, Rupesh Kumar Sinha and Tete.
They then announced that they wanted their leaders freed from jail by 10 am on Thursday. At 5 pm on Thursday evening, the Naxals called local TV channels to say that they had murdered one of their four hostages – Sub Inspector Abhay Prasad Yadav.  At an official function on Thursday evening, Nitish Kumar did not confirm Yadav’s death, but said he was open to talks with the Naxals. (Read: Naxals kill one of the four abducted cops in Bihar)
“By taking people hostage, I don’t know what example the Naxals are trying to set,” Kumar said. The Centre has backed him, with the Home Ministry stating, “We are with the Bihar government. We fully support what they are doing.”The Chief Minister’s tightrope skills will be severely tested now. A few months earlier, he said, “Naxal elements are a part of our society even though they have been misled onto the path of violence.”
courtesy:ndtv
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