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Beheading of Inspector Enduwar is cold-blooded murder: Chidambaram |
Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday condemned the beheading and killing
of kidnapped Jharkhand Special Branch police inspector Francis Enduwar, describing
it as cold-blooded murder. He also denied reports of the Maoists demanding the
release of their arrested leaders or of a note being found on Enduwar's body as
was earlier reported. The decapitated body of Enduwar, who was kidnapped five
days ago, was found on the Jamshedpur-Ranchi Highway at 9.15 a.m. this morning.
It was then reported that a note had been found that warned the government that
they could expect more of the same treatment if their demands were not acceded
to. "I condemn it. It is possible that in a conflict situation, police will arrest
a number of people, and it is possible that Naxalites will also be able to capture
one or two police officers. However, we don't kill in cold blood, we produce those
who have been arrested in a court of law and we deal with them according to law,"
Chidamabram told Times Now. "If the Naxalites had any demand, they should have
placed their demand, but cold blooded murder is simply not acceptable. I condemn
it and I hope human rights groups will also condemn it," he added. Chidambaram
further said the Maoists made no official demand. "The DGP has told me that there
was no demand for a swap of prisoners. Besides, we are governed by the rule of
the law. Prisoners are under the custody of the court, we cannot swap prisoners
with those who are outside the law, who take the law into their own hands. There
is no question of swap of prisoners," Chidamabaram said. "If there were any other
genuine developmental demand, that could have been considered. But, the DGP tells
me that no demand was placed upon the government. And all that they found was
the mutilated body," he added. The Maoists are demanding the release of their
two leaders Kobad Ghandy and Chatrodhar Mahato, who were arrested by law enforcement
authorities in Delhi and West Bengal respectively last month. |
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