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March 18th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda Authorities were making strong efforts to secure the Italians’ release.
The pair were abducted from a spot 250 kilometres (150 miles) southwest of the
state capital.
The Italian consul general in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata, Joel
Melchiori, arrived in Bhubaneswar Sunday and said he was “hopeful of an
early solution”.
Bosusco had been living in the city of Puri in Orissa for a decade and was
running an adventure tourism company, police said.
Sharma said the men asked police on Monday to be allowed to travel around
Kandhamal, but authorities denied permission, citing risks of Maoist
violence.
“After that the two men and their Indian assistants were found roaming in
these areas and on Wednesday, while they were taking a bath near a coffee
plantation, Maoists abducted them,” Sharma said.
Sharma said the militants freed the two Indian hostages on Sunday morning
unconditionally.
“This is the first time any foreigner has been kidnapped by Maoists,”
Sharma said.
An Italian foreign ministry spokesman said the men’s families had been told of
their abduction.
Italian media reported Bosusco, 54, was originally from Turin, while
Colangelo, 61, was from Rome.
In the past, the guerrillas have only kidnapped local officials and villagers,
freeing some after negotiations with authorities, experts said. Some other
people kidnapped by the Maoists have been found brutally killed.
Ajai Sahni, executive director of the Institute for Conflict Management in New
Delhi agreed this was the first time the rebels had kidnapped foreigners.
“It is not clear yet if this is a rogue operation by a maverick leader or
if it is a strategic move by the central Maoist authority,” Sahni told
AFP.
“Maoists have suffered tremendous attrition of leadership in recent
years, so this presents an opportunity to get some of their leaders out of
jail.”
Indian police official Sharma confirmed the rebels had issued demands for the
Italians’ release but did not disclose their contents.
The Indian government has described the Maoist movement, which often targets
police and soldiers with deadly roadside mine ambushes, as the country’s
biggest internal security threat.
In 2010, the insurgents – who have toeholds in over 20 of India’s 29 states –
were blamed for derailing an Indian train, killing at least 80 people.
The insurgency, which began in 1967, feeds off land disputes, police brutality
and corruption, and is strongest in the poorest and most deprived areas of
India, many of which are rich in natural resources.
The rebels say they are fighting for the rights of neglected tribal people and
landless farmers and their ultimate goal is to capture India’s cities and
overthrow parliament.
Source: AFP
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