<p>Maoists had kidnapped seven policemen Sep 19 from Bhopalpatnam area of Bijapur district close to Andhra Pradesh border and had killed three of them a day later. The remaining four are still untraced, sources at the police headquarters here said. <br /><br />An assistant sub-inspector, S. Bhagat, and three constables are in Maoist captivity and the ultras have probably been shifting them from one densely forested location to another between Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh, a police official said. Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh has also appealed to the Maoists to release the policemen on humanitarian grounds. <br /><br />The Maoists have not established contact with the authorities or made any announcements confirming the abduction or stating demands for their release.</p>
<p>Maoists had kidnapped seven policemen Sep 19 from Bhopalpatnam area of Bijapur district close to Andhra Pradesh border and had killed three of them a day later. The remaining four are still untraced, sources at the police headquarters here said. <br /><br />An assistant sub-inspector, S. Bhagat, and three constables are in Maoist captivity and the ultras have probably been shifting them from one densely forested location to another between Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh, a police official said. Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh has also appealed to the Maoists to release the policemen on humanitarian grounds. <br /><br />The Maoists have not established contact with the authorities or made any announcements confirming the abduction or stating demands for their release.</p>