Clock is ticking for remaining abducted cops
Patna: Rajni Yadav - wife of Abhay Yadav, a jawan of the Bihar Military Police - pleaded with the government to step in and save her husband from the Naxals.
His daughter's heartrending plea and prayers, too, failed to move the Naxals of Bihar. Sub-inspector Yadav, who was taken hostage along with three others, was reportedly killed. His body was thrown near the Piri Bazaar railway tracks.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar had earlier said: "We are ready for talks. Whoever wants to come for talks can come. There is no use making a hue and cry outside my house. I am also helpless." Yadav, Mohammad Ehsaan, Rupesh Kumar Sinha and Lokus Tete were taken hostage on Sunday after an encounter in the forests of Lakhisarai. Seven other policemen were killed during the encounter and 11 others were injured.
Naxals demanded that their arrested commanders be set free and they be given a safe passage in return for the hostages. A deadline of 4 pm on Wednesday was set after which they threatened to kill the hostages.
Reports quoting a Maoist spokesperson suggested Yadav was killed as the government failed to negotiate even six hours after the deadline ended. A 'jan adalat' was called in the Lakhi Sarai forests and the decision to kill Yadav was taken.
Pyari Tete, Lokus's wife, said: "My only son has already died. I have three daughters. How will I feed them? He (Lokus) is the only earning member of my family."
Shafiq Ehsaan, brother of Mohammad Ehsaan, said: "There is no communication from the administration. We got all information only through the media. We don't know where he is. Till now we have no information."
The killing of Yadav has narrowed the choice before the state government. It's either to go all-out offensive or budge under Naxals pressure. The government has clearly chosen the aggressive path and in process endangered the lives of three other abducted cops.
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