Maoists Extend Deadline For MLA Release

The Maoists holding ruling BJD MLA Jhina Hikaka hostage today extended the deadline for fulfilment of their demands till April 18.

In a message, a leader of Maoists' Andhra Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee (AOBSZC) set the new deadline of 5 PM of April 18 for release of 29 rebels, Nihar Ranjan Patnaik, a Koraput-based lawyer who fights cases for the Maoists, said.

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