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West Bengal CM assures abducted cop’s family of swift action |
West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee today assured the family of
the police officer who was kidnapped by Maoists in West Midnapore district on
Tuesday of swift action for the cop’s safe return. Indrani, the wife of officer-in-charge
of Sankrail police station Atindranath Dutta, conveyed Maoist leader Kishenji’s
demand of seeking the release of women arrested by joint forces in exchange of
her husband to the chief minister. Dutta's father, who along with the abducted
officer's 2-year-old daughter had also met Bhattacharjee, said that the chief
minister gave an assurance that his government was looking into the matter. "We
hope that Kishenji will also keep his word that their hostage is safe," he said.
Bhattacharjee reportedly said that the government did not want another case of
Francis Induwar, and swift action is being taken to ensure that the police officer
returns home safely. Francis Induwar, a Jharkhand Special Branch police inspector,
was brutally decapitated by Naxals in Jharkhand. Dutta was abducted from a police
station by Maoists who shot dead two other officers on Tuesday. They also looted
over Rs nine lakh from a nearby State Bank of India branch before escaping. Later
in the evening, Maoist leader Kishenji demanded the release of women arrested
as suspected Maoists by the joint forces. He also assured Indrani over phone that
her husband would not be harmed. Kishenji had also asked her to meet the chief
minister in this regard. |
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