Click to play videoRanchi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren is succumbing to the demands of Naxals to secure the release of a kidnapped state government officer.
Soren says legal process is on to free some jailed villagers who Naxals claim are innocent in exchange for the safe release of kidnapped Block Development Officer Prashant Kumar Layek.
"Naxals have set some conditions to set free Dalbhumgarh BDO Prasant Kumar Layek. Their chief demand is to release innocent villagers now lodged in Dalbhumgarh jail. All the cases are pending in the court. The legal process to release them has already begun," said Soren.
Layek was abducted on Saturday from Dalbumgarh in Jharkhand.
Layek's wife Julie Bharati has threatened to immolate herself and her four-year old daughter in front of Soren's residence if Naxals harm him.
Soren had on Wednesday shockingly said that abductions by Naxals are trivial issues and such incidents keep on happening.
The Jharkhand Chief Minister has in the past faced flak for being soft on Naxals and has taken the line that security forces won't succeed against Naxals.
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