<p>This was the first reaction of retired IPS officer S K Venugopal when Deccan Herald spoke to him at his HSR Layout fourth sector residence in Bangalore.<br /><br />A tense Venugopal said Krishna had spoken to him four days ago. His daughter Chandana is in a state of shock and was in constant touch with her parents, Venugopal said. The couple’s fifteen-month-old son Nrupen is with his grand parents in Bangalore.<br /><br />Venugopal narrated the kidnapping incident to Deccan Herald: “Krishna had taken part in a government programme on Wednesday evening at Badapada village in Chitrakonda police limits which was attended by around 500 people.<br /><br />“A few locals requested him to inspect a government school almost two kilometres away.<br />“Krishna decided to go on a bike with two junior engineers as a four-wheeler could not negotiate the stretch. <br /><br />“The team was coming back after the visit. Suddenly, a gang of five Naxals, including a woman Naxal, accosted them and took them away to an undisclosed location.<br /><br />“They offered tea and coffee to R V Krishna. They offered him a chair to sit. They made one of the engineers to note down their demands and submit the same to the government.Their two demands included stopping of Green Hunt, an anti-Naxal operation and the release of a few maoist undertrials and prisoners,” Venugopal revealed.<br /><br />Krishna had come to Bangalore with his wife in October last year. The couple had married four years ago. Chandana is in Malkangiri, Venugopal added.<br /></p>
<p>This was the first reaction of retired IPS officer S K Venugopal when Deccan Herald spoke to him at his HSR Layout fourth sector residence in Bangalore.<br /><br />A tense Venugopal said Krishna had spoken to him four days ago. His daughter Chandana is in a state of shock and was in constant touch with her parents, Venugopal said. The couple’s fifteen-month-old son Nrupen is with his grand parents in Bangalore.<br /><br />Venugopal narrated the kidnapping incident to Deccan Herald: “Krishna had taken part in a government programme on Wednesday evening at Badapada village in Chitrakonda police limits which was attended by around 500 people.<br /><br />“A few locals requested him to inspect a government school almost two kilometres away.<br />“Krishna decided to go on a bike with two junior engineers as a four-wheeler could not negotiate the stretch. <br /><br />“The team was coming back after the visit. Suddenly, a gang of five Naxals, including a woman Naxal, accosted them and took them away to an undisclosed location.<br /><br />“They offered tea and coffee to R V Krishna. They offered him a chair to sit. They made one of the engineers to note down their demands and submit the same to the government.Their two demands included stopping of Green Hunt, an anti-Naxal operation and the release of a few maoist undertrials and prisoners,” Venugopal revealed.<br /><br />Krishna had come to Bangalore with his wife in October last year. The couple had married four years ago. Chandana is in Malkangiri, Venugopal added.<br /></p>
