Maoists behead kidnapped cop, body found on Jharkhand-Ranchi Highway
Ranchi: Jharkhand Police on Tuesday said they had found the decapitated body of kidnapped police inspector Francis Enduwar. Deputy Inspector General of
Police ( Jharkhand Range ), R.K.Malik, said that Enduwar's headless body was found
at around 9.15 a.m. on the Jamshedpur-Ranchi Highway with a note from the Naxals
saying that they could expect more of the same treatment if their demands were
not acceded to. They claimed full responsibility for the killing of Enduwar. DIG
Malik said that Enduwar, who was kidnapped by the Maoists five days ago, appeared
to have been executed by a method popularly associated with the Taliban. He confirmed
that the Maoists had been demanding the release of two of their prominent leaders
Kobad Ghandy and Chatrodhar Mahato, who have been arrested by law enforcement
authorities in Delhi and West Bengal, respectively. He said that the Maoists had
offered to handover three of their cadre in exchange for the release of Enduwar.
Enduwar's execution was carried out after the Government refused to release Ghandy.
