After Maoists demanded the release of more hardcore naxals, including those accused of killing scores of security men, Odisha police threaten to boycott combing operation in naxal-hit region, if Maoists demands are met.
Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik has announced a list of naxals to be freed in exchange for the Italian hostage and the BJD MLA. But Maoists are yet to respond to the offer.