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Collector’s kidnapping 
 Naxals extend deadline

Bhubaneswar, February 18
Responding to the appeal of the Orissa Government and others, suspected Maoist abductors of Malkangiri district collector RV Krishna today extended the deadline fixed by them for fulfilment of their demands.

A senior member of Andhra-Orissa Border Zonal Committee (AOBZC) of Maoists informed a section of media here about their decision of extending the deadline. “Secretary of AOBZC Bhaskar has suggested to PLGA (People's Liberation Guerrilla Army) to extend the deadline as the state government has agreed to have talks on the just and democratic demands of the party,” Maoist ideologue VV Rao told PTI over phone.

“I cannot say for how long, but I am sure that they have extended the deadline,” he said. “Though we have not received any formal communication from the abductors, mediators informed us that since the process of negotiation has started, the deadline set by them is presumed to have been extended," Home Secretary UN Behera said. — PTI

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