March 22, New Delhi: On March 22, 2012, India experienced a significant failure in internal security when Maoist insurgents abducted two Italian tourists and Jhina Hikaka, a sitting MLA in Odisha. While the abductions began days earlier, March 22 marked the critical day when the central and...
abduction
armed non-state actors
ganjam district
india
internal security
italian tourists
jhinahikaka
kandhamal district
koraput district
maoist insurgency
negotiations
odisha
prisoners
security policy