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Cricket: Scorecard of IPL 9 – Match #56 – Delhi Daredevils Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore on May 22, 2016

May 22, 2016 tvaraj 1 Comment

By T. V. Antony Raj

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Venue: Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, Raipur

Date & Time: Sunday, May 22, 8:00 pm IST (2:30 pm GMT)

Umpires: Nand Kishore, Bruce Oxenford

Third Umpire: Virender Sharma

Match Referee: Chinmay Sharma

Delhi Daredevils Squad

Playing XI

Zaheer Khan (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Rishabh Pant, Karun Nair, Sanju Samson, Sam Billings, Carlos Brathwaite, Chris Morris, Pawan Negi, Amit Mishra, Jayant Yadav

Bench

Akhil Herwadkar, Chama Milind, Imran Tahir, Jean-Paul Duminy, Khaleel Ahmed, Mahipal Lomror, Mayank Agarwal, Mohammed Shami, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Pawan Suyal, Pratyush Singh, Shahbaz Nadeem, Shreyas Iyer

Royal Challengers Bangalore Squad

Playing XI

Virat Kohli (c), Chris Gayle, AB de Villiers, Lokesh Rahul (wk), Shane Watson, Sachin Baby, Stuart Binny, Chris Jordan, Sreenath Aravind, Iqbal Abdulla, Yuzvendra Chahal

Bench

Abu Nechim, Akshay Karnewar, David Wiese, Harshal Patel, Kane Richardson, Kedar Jadhav, Mandeep Singh, Parvez Rasool, Praveen Dubey, Sarfaraz Khan, Tabraiz Shamsi, Travis Head, Varun Aaron, Vikas Tokas, Vikramjeet Malik

Toss

Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and opted to bowl

DELHI DAREDEVILS Innings

DELHI DAREDEVILS		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Quinton de Kock (wk)	c C Jordan & b Chahal	60	52	5	1	115.38
Rishabh Pant	c Rahul & b Aravind	1	2	0	0	50
Karun Nair	c Kohli & b Chahal	11	10	0	1	110
Sanju Samson	c Rahul & b Chahal	17	12	1	1	141.67
Sam Billings	c Gayle & b C Jordan	4	6	0	0	66.67
Pawan Negi	c de Villiers & b Gayle	6	12	0	0	50
Carlos Brathwaite	c Watson & b Gayle	1	2	0	0	50
Chris Morris	not out	27	18	3	0	150
Jayant Yadav	runout (Rahul)	5	7	0	0	71.43
Amit Mishra	dnb
Zaheer Khan (c)	dnb

Extras	6 (b – 0, lb – 1, w – 4, nb – 1)
Total	138 for 8 in 20 overs	138 (RR @ 6.99 rpo)

FALL OF WICKETS
1/11 Rishabh Pant (1.2 ov.)	2/42 Karun Nair (5.3 ov.)	3/71 Sanju Samson (9.3 ov.)
4/81 Sam Billings (11.2 ov.)	5/96 Pawan Negi (14.3 ov.)	6/98 Carlos Brathwaite (14.6 ov.)
7/107 Quinton de Kock (16.1 ov.)	8/138 Jayant Yadav (20 ov.)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
Stuart Binny	2	0	15	0	7.50
Sreenath Aravind	4	0	28	1	7.00
Chris Jordan	2	0	10	1	5.00
Shane Watson	4	0	27	0	6.75
Yuzvendra Chahal	4	0	32	3	8.00
Iqbal Abdulla	2	0	14	0	7.00
Chris Gayle	2	0	11	2	5.50

ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE Innings

ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Chris Gayle	b C Morris	1	4	0	0	25
Virat Kohli (c)	not out	54	45	6	0	120
AB de Villiers	c Jayant Yadav & b Zahee	6	8	1	0	75
Lokesh Rahul (wk)	b C Brathwaite	38	23	4	1	165.22
Shane Watson	c Sam Billings & b Negi	14	18	0	1	77.78
Stuart Binny	not out	16	11	2	0	145.45
Sachin Baby	dnb
Chris Jordan	dnb
Sreenath Aravind	dnb
Iqbal Abdulla	dnb
Yuzvendra Chahal	dnb

Extras	10 (b – 0, lb – 0, w – 10, nb – 0)
Total	139 for 4 in 18.1 overs	139 (RR @ 7.65 rpo)

FALL OF WICKETS
1/5 Chris Gayle (1.1 ov.)	2/17 AB de Villiers (2.4 ov.)	3/83 Lokesh Rahul (10.1 ov.)
4/111 Shane Watson (14.6 ov.)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
Zaheer Khan	4	0	30	1	7.50
Chris Morris	3	0	31	1	10.33
Pawan Negi	3	0	19	1	6.33
Amit Mishra	4	0	33	0	8.25
Jayant Yadav	1	0	8	0	8.00
Carlos Brathwaite	3.1	0	18	1	5..68

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Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 6 wickets.
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Teams	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	N/R	Pts	NRR
Gujarat Lions	14	9	5	0	0	18	-0.374
Royal Challengers Bangalore	14	8	6	0	0	16	+0.932
Sunrisers Hyderabad	14	8	6	0	0	16	+0.245
Kolkata Knight Riders	14	8	6	0	0	16	+0.106
Mumbai Indians	14	7	7	0	0	14	-0.146
Delhi Daredevils	14	7	7	0	0	14	-0.155
Rising Pune Supergiants	14	5	9	0	0	10	+0.015
Kings XI Punjab	14	4	10	0	0	8	-0.646

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Cricket: Scorecard of IPL 9 – Match #52 – Delhi Daredevils Vs Sunrisers Hyderabad on May 20, 2016

May 20, 2016 tvaraj 1 Comment

By T. V. Antony Raj

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Venue: Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, Raipur

Date & Time: Friday, May 20, 2016, at 8:00 pm IST (2:30 pm GMT)

Umpires: Nand Kishore, Bruce Oxenford

Third Umpire: Virender Sharma

Match Referee: Sunil Chaturvedi

Sunrisers Hyderabad Squad

Playing XI

David Warner (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Moises Henriques, Yuvraj Singh, Eoin Morgan, Deepak Hooda, Naman Ojha (wk), Karn Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Barinder Sran, Mustafizur Rahman

Bench

Abhimanyu Mithun, Aditya Tare, Ashish Reddy, Ben Cutting, Bipul Sharma, Kane Williamson, Ricky Bhui, Siddarth Kaul, Tirumalsetti Suman, Trent Boult, Vijay Shankar

Delhi Daredevils Squad

Playing XI

Zaheer Khan (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Sanju Samson, Karun Nair, Rishabh Pant, Jean-Paul Duminy, Carlos Brathwaite, Pawan Negi, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Amit Mishra, Jayant Yadav

Bench

Akhil Herwadkar, Chama Milind, Chris Morris, Imran Tahir, Khaleel Ahmed, Mahipal Lomror, Mayank Agarwal, Mohammed Shami, Pawan Suyal, Pratyush Singh, Sam Billings, Shahbaz Nadeem, Shreyas Iyer

Toss

Delhi Daredevils won the toss and opted to bowl.

SUNRISERS HYDERABAD Innings

SUNRISERS HYDERABAD		R	B	4s	6s	SR
David Warner ( c)	c A Mishra & b C Brathwaite	73	56	8	1	130.36
Shikhar Dhawan	runout (C Brathwaite)	10	8	2	0	125
Deepak Hooda	runout (A Mishra)	1	1	0	0	100
Yuvraj Singh	b C Brathwaite	10	11	1	0	90.91
Moises Henriques	c Negi & b Duminy	18	13	2	0	138.46
Eoin Morgan	c C Brathwaite & b Coulter-Nile	14	10	0	1	140
Naman Ojha (wk)	not out	16	14	1	0	114.29
Bhuvneshwar Kumar	runout (de Kock)	13	7	2	0	185.71
Karn Sharma	dnb
Barinder Sran	dnb
Mustafizur Rahman	dnb

Extras	3 (b – 1, lb – 1, w – 1, nb – 0)
Total	158 for 7 in 20 overs	158 (RR @ 7.9 rpo)

FALL OF WICKETS
1/46 Shikhar Dhawan (6 ov.)	2/48 Deepak Hooda (6.4 ov.)	3/66 Yuvraj Singh (9.3 ov.)
4/105 Moises Henriques (13.3 ov.)	5/117 David Warner (15.2 ov.)	6/132 Eoin Morgan (17.3 ov.)
7/158 Bhuvneshwar Kumar (20 ov.)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
Zaheer Khan	4	0	26	0	6.50
Jayant Yadav	4	0	37	0	9.25
Nathan Coulter-Nile	4	0	36	1	9.00
Carlos Brathwaite	4	0	27	2	6.75
Amit Mishra	3	0	21	0	7.00
Jean-Paul Duminy	1	0	9	1	9.00

DELHI DAREDEVILS Innings

DELHI DAREDEVILS		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Quinton de Kock (wk)	c N Ojha & b Barinder	2	9	0	0	22.22
Rishabh Pant	runout (Bhuvneshwar)	32	26	3	0	123.08
Karun Nair	not out	83	59	8	3	140.68
Jean-Paul Duminy	c Warner & b Barinder	17	15	1	0	113.33
Carlos Brathwaite	c Barinder & b Mustafizur	10	7	2	0	142.86
Sanju Samson	not out	3	4	0	0	75
Jayant Yadav	dnb
Chris Morris	dnb
Amit Mishra	dnb
Nathan Coulter-Nile	dnb
Mohammed Shami	dnb

Extras	14 (b – 0, lb – 4, w – 10, nb – 0)
Total	161 for 4 in 20 overs	161 (RR @ 8.05 rpo)

FALL OF WICKETS
1/9 Quinton de Kock (1.5 ov.)	2/82 Rishabh Pant (11.4 ov.)	3/117 Jean-Paul Duminy (16.1 ov.)
4/143 Carlos Brathwaite (18.2 ov.)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
Bhuvneshwar Kumar	4	0	33	0	8.25
Barinder Sran	4	0	34	2	8.50
Mustafizur Rahman	4	0	24	1	6.00
Moises Henriques	2	0	18	0	9 .00
Deepak Hooda	2	0	16	0	8.00
Karn Sharma	3	0	25	0	8.33
Yuvraj Singh	1	0	7	0	7.00

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Delhi Daredevils won by 6 wickets.

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Karun Nair – “Man of the Match”

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Teams	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	N/R	Pts	NRR
Sunrisers Hyderabad	13	8	5	0	0	16	+0.355
Gujarat Lions	13	8	5	0	0	16	-0.479
Royal Challengers Bangalore	13	7	6	0	0	14	+0.930
Kolkata Knight Riders	13	7	6	0	0	14	+0.022
Mumbai Indians	13	7	6	0	0	14	-0.082
Delhi Daredevils	13	7	6	0	0	14	-0.102
Rising Pune Supergiants	13	4	9	0	0	8	+0.013
Kings XI Punjab	13	4	9	0	0	8	-0.693

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Cricket: Pepsi IPL 2015 (IPL 8) Tournament Schedule

April 8, 2015 tvaraj 2 Comments

By T.V. Antony Raj

The Teams

Team Captains

Pepsi IPL 2015 (IPL 8) Tournament Schedule

Match 1 Wednesday, 8th April 2015		Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders 8:00 pm IST (14:30 GMT) Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
Match 2 Thursday, 9th April 2015		Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Daredevils 8:00 pm IST (14:30 GMT) Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.
Match 3 Friday, 10th April 2015		Kings XI Punjab vs Rajasthan Royals 8:00 pm IST (14:30 GMT) MCA International Stadium, Pune.
Match 4 Saturday, 11th April 2015		Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad 4:00 pm IST (10:30 GMT) Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.
Match 5 Saturday, 11th April 2015		Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore 8:00 pm IST (14:30 GMT) Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
Match 6 Sunday, 12th April 2015		Delhi Daredevils vs Rajasthan Royals 8:00 pm IST (14:30 GMT) Ferozeshah Kotla, Delhi.
Match 7 Sunday, 12th April 2015		Mumbai Indians vs Kings XI Punjab 4:00 pm IST (10:30 GMT) Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.
Match 8 Monday, 13th April 2015		Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Sunrisers Hyderabad 8:00 pm IST (14:30 GMT) Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru.
Match 9 Tuesday, 14th April 2015		Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians 8:00 pm IST (14:30 GMT) Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad.
Match 10 Wednesday, 15th April 2015		Kings XI Punjab vs Delhi Daredevils 8:00 pm IST (14:30 GMT) MCA International Stadium, Pune.
Match 11 Thursday, 16th April 2015		Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals 8:00 pm IST (14:30 GMT) ACA-VDCA Stadium, Visakhapatnam.
Match 12 Friday, 17th April 2015		Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings 8:00 pm IST (14:30 GMT) Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.
Match 13 Saturday, 18th April 2015		Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Delhi Daredevils 4:00 pm IST (10:30 GMT) ACA-VDCA Stadium, Visakhapatnam.
Match 14 Saturday, 18th April 2015		Kings XI Punjab vs Kolkata Knight Riders 8:00 pm IST (14:30 GMT) MCA International Stadium, Pune.
Match 15 Sunday, 19th April 2015		Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings 4:00 pm IST (10:30 GMT) Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad.
Match 16 Sunday, 19th April 2015		Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians 8:00 pm IST (14:30 GMT) Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru.
Match 17 Monday, 20th April 2015		Delhi Daredevils vs Kolkata Knight Riders 8:00 pm IST (14:30 GMT) Ferozeshah Kotla, Delhi.
Match 18 Tuesday, 21st April 2015		Rajasthan Royals vs Kings XI Punjab 8:00 pm IST (14:30 GMT) Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad.
Match 19 Wednesday, 22nd April 2015		Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders 4:00 pm IST (10:30 GMT) ACA-VDCA Stadium, Visakhapatnam.
Match 20 Wednesday, 22nd April 2015		Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings 8:00 pm IST (14:30 GMT) Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru.
Match 21 Thursday, 23rd April 2015		Delhi Daredevils vs Mumbai Indians 8:00 pm IST (14:30 GMT) Ferozeshah Kotla, Delhi.
Match 22 Friday, 24th April 2015		Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore 8:00 pm IST (14:30 GMT) Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad.
Match 23 Saturday, 25th April 2015		Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad 4:00 pm IST (10:30 GMT) Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.
Match 24 Saturday, 25th April 2015		Chennai Super Kings vs Kings XI Punjab 8:00 pm IST (14:30 GMT) Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.
Match 25 Sunday, 26th April 2015		Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals 4:00 pm IST (10:30 GMT) Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
Match 26 Sunday, 26th April 2015		Delhi Daredevils vs Royal Challengers Bangalore 8:00 pm IST (14:30 GMT) Ferozeshah Kotla, Delhi.
Match 27 Monday, 27th April 2015		Kings XI Punjab vs Sunrisers Hyderabad 8:00 pm IST (14:30 GMT) Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali.
Match 28 Tuesday, 28th April 2015		Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders 8:00 pm IST (14:30 GMT) Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.
Match 29 Wednesday, 29th April 2015		Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals 8:00 pm IST (14:30 GMT) Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru.
Match 30 Thursday, 30th April 2015		Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings 8:00 pm IST (14:30 GMT) Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
Match 31 Friday, 1st May 2015		Delhi Daredevils vs Kings XI Punjab 4:00 pm IST (10:30 GMT) Ferozeshah Kotla, Delhi.
Match 32 Friday, 1st May 2015		Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals 8:00 pm IST (14:30 GMT) Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.
Match 33 Saturday, 2nd May 2015		Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders 4:00 pm IST (10:30 GMT) Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru.
Match 34 Saturday, 2nd May 2015		Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings 8:00 pm IST (14:30 GMT) Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad.
Match 35 Sunday, 3rd May 2015		Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians 4:00 pm IST (10:30 GMT) Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali.
Match 36 Sunday, 3rd May 2015		Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Daredevils 8:00 pm IST (14:30 GMT) Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
Match 37 Monday, 4th May 2015		Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore 4:00 pm IST (10:30 GMT) Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.
Match 38 Monday, 4th May 2015		Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad 8:00 pm IST (14:30 GMT) Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
Match 39 Tuesday, 5th May 2015		Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Daredevils 8:00 pm IST (14:30 GMT) Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.
Match 40 Wednesday, 6th May 2015		Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kings XI Punjab 8:00 pm IST (14:30 GMT) Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru.
Match 41 Thursday, 7th May 2015		Rajasthan Royals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad 4:00 pm IST (10:30 GMT) Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
Match 42 Thursday, 7th May 2015		Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Daredevils 8:00 pm IST (14:30 GMT) Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
Match 43 Friday, 8th May 2015		Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians 8:00 pm IST (14:30 GMT) Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.
Match 44 Saturday, 9th May 2015		Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kings XI Punjab 4:00 pm IST (10:30 GMT) Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
Match 45 Saturday, 9th May 2015		Delhi Daredevils vs Sunrisers Hyderabad 8:00 pm IST (14:30 GMT) Chhattisgarh International Cricket Stadium, Raipur.
Match 46 Sunday, 10th May 2015		Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore 4:00 pm IST (10:30 GMT) Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.
Match 47 Sunday, 10th May 2015		Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals 8:00 pm IST (14:30 GMT) Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.
Match 48 Monday, 11th May 2015		Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kings XI Punjab 8:00 pm IST (14:30 GMT) Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad.
Match 49 Tuesday, 12th May 2015		Delhi Daredevils vs Chennai Super Kings 8:00 pm IST (14:30 GMT) Chhattisgarh International Cricket Stadium, Raipur.
Match 50 Wednesday, 13th May 2015		Kings XI Punjab vs Royal Challengers Bangalore 8:00 pm IST (14:30 GMT) Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali.
Match 51 Thursday, 14th May 2015		Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders 8:00 pm IST (14:30 GMT) Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.
Match 52 Friday, 15th May 2015		Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bangalore 8:00 pm IST (14:30 GMT) Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad.
Match 53 Saturday, 16th May 2015		Kings XI Punjab vs Chennai Super Kings 4:00 pm IST (10:30 GMT) Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali.
Match 54 Saturday, 16th May 2015		Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders 8:00 pm IST (14:30 GMT) Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
Match 55 Sunday, 17th May 2015		Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Daredevils 4:00 pm IST (10:30 GMT) Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru.
Match 56 Sunday, 17th May 2015		Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians 8:00 pm IST (14:30 GMT) Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad.
Match 57 Tuesday, 19th May 2015		Qualifier 1 First Placed Team vs Second Placed Team 8:00 pm IST (14:30 GMT) TBC, TBC
Match 58 Wednesday, 20th May 2015		Eliminator Third Placed Team vs Fourth Placed Team 8:00 pm IST (14:30 GMT) TBC, TBC
Match 59 Friday, 22nd May 2015		Qualifier 2 Winner of Eliminator vs Looseers of Qualifier 1 8:00 pm IST (14:30 GMT) TBC, TBC
Match 60 Sunday, 24th May 2015		Final Winner of Qualifier 1 vs Winner of Qualifier 2 8:00 pm IST (14:30 GMT) Eden Gardens, Kolkata

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Day 13: Alex Paul Menon, District Collector of Sukma, Chhattisgarh has been released from captivity.

May 3, 2012 tvaraj 2 Comments

At last a heartening news: Alex Paul Menon, the District Collector of Sukma, Chhattisgarh abducted on April 21, by Maoist insurgents has been released from captivity today (Thursday, May 3, 2012).

“I am tired, shattered. I want to go home to my family first. I would just like to rest … I am fine. I will speak after a day…” said Alex Menon.

For further news please click on the links under Related Articles.

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Day 10 Evening: Abduction of Alex Paul Menon, District Collector of Sukma, Chhattisgarh.

April 30, 2012 tvaraj 2 Comments

: ‘B’ indicates the village of Samathanapuram on the map.

When travelling from Tirunelveli to Nagercoil on State Highway 177, about 1.7 km from the town of Panagudi, there is a small village called Samathanapuram. This is the native village of the 32 year old Alex Paul Menon who was appointed as the First Collector of the newly formed Sukma District which was created by carving out the Maoist-infested Dantewada, in the South Bastar Region of the mineral-rich state of Chhattisgarh.

: Alex Paul Menon, Collector of Sukma District, Chhattisgarh.

On Saturday April 21, at about 4:30 pm, cadres of the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist) abducted Alex Paul Menon. He is being held as a hostage by the insurgents who are demanding the release of 17 jailed cadres, and a halt to “Operation Green Hunt” – the anti-Maoist drive.

The Maoists rebels named B.D. Sharma, former IAS (Indian Administrative Service) officer and Professor G. Hargopal of Hyderabad as mediators acceptable to them to negotiate the release of Alex Paul Menon.

The Chhattisgarh government, in turn, has named Suyogya Kumar Mishra, former Chief Secretary of Chhattisgarh, and Nirmala Buch, former Union Secretary and Chief Secretary of Madhya Pradesh as the government representatives.

Mr. B.D. Sharma, and Professor G. Hargopal met the rebels on Saturday, April 28, in the Tadmetla forest.

They returned on Sunday, April 29, morning from the forest area with a reply from the Maoists, but refused to divulge what transpired during their meeting. The two mediators said: “Collector Menon is safe, we will share our discussion with Maoists only with the government-mediators in Raipur.”

Finally the form of an agreement between the two mediators named by the Maoists and the mediators of the Chhattisgarh government, at their fourth round of talks, was reached today (Monday April, 30) evening. A two-page agreement was initialed by the mediators in the presence of Principal Secretary (Home) N.K. Aswal. Chief Minister Raman Singh told reporters: “I hope Alex Paul Menon will be released within 48 hours.”

To read the breakthrough to ensure the safe return of the 32-year-old collector click on these two links:

Day 10: Abduction of Alex Paul Menon, District Collector of Sukma, Chhattisgarh. (tvaraj.wordpress.com)
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Day 10: Abduction of Alex Paul Menon, District Collector of Sukma, Chhattisgarh.

April 30, 2012 tvaraj 4 Comments

Alex Paul Menon - 7 — *Alex Paul Menon, Collector of Sukma District, Chhattisgarh.*

The Maoist rebels who abducted Alex Paul Menon, the District Collector of Sukma, Chhattisgarh on April 21, did not allow the two mediators selected by them – B.D. Sharma, former IAS (Indian Administrative Service) officer and Professor G. Hargopal of Hyderabad – to meet him.

The two mediators met the rebels on Saturday (yesterday) in the Tadmetla forest. They stayed overnight and briefed the Maoists on their talks with the government elected mediators, Mr. S.K. Mishra, former chief secretary of Chhattisgarh and Ms. Nirmala Buch, former Madhya Pradesh chief secretary.

They returned yesterday (Sunday) morning from the forest area with a reply from the Maoists, but refused to divulge what transpired during their meeting. The two mediators said: “Collector Menon is safe, we will share our discussion with Maoists only with the government-mediators in Raipur.”

“As someone who has served in the Tamil Nadu cadre of the Indian Administrative Service, I feel worse than miserable reading and hearing of Collector Alex Paul Menon’s ordeal. But unlike Alex, who has put his life on the line, I have never had to face personal or physical danger in the course of official duty,” said Gopalkrishna Gandhi.

To read the full text of the statment of Gopalkrishna Gandhi click this link –> “Alex’s bravery is an example to cherish and follow“

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Day 9: Abduction of Alex Paul Menon, District Collector of Sukma, Chhattisgarh.

April 29, 2012 tvaraj 5 Comments

Alex Paul Menon - 6 — *Alex Paul Menon, Collector of Sukma District, Chhattisgarh.*

On April 21, Maoists rebels disguised as villagers took Alex Paul Menon, the District Collector of Sukma, Chhattisgarh as hostage at gunpoint from a forested location in Sukma district, some 500 km south of Raipur. When the Collector’s two security guards resisted his abduction, the Maoists shot them dead.

According to Official sources the Maoists have in the meantime upped their demand. They now want the release of 17 jailed cadres, instead of the eight named by them earlier, and a halt to “Operation Green Hunt” – the anti-Maoist drive.

Official sources said the Chhattisgarh government, desperate to ensure the safe release of Alex PaulMenon, has positively responded to the wo demands placed by Maoists.

The two mediators – B.D. Sharma, former IAS (Indian Administrative Service) officer and Professor G. Hargopal of Hyderabad met the rebels on Saturday (yesterday) with a message from the Chhattisgarh government. Today (Sunday) morning they came out from the rebels infested area with a reply from the Maoists.

However, the two mediators refused to divulge any details of the Maoists’ reply. They said: “Collector Menon is safe, we will share our discussion with Maoists only with the government-mediators in Raipur.”

Earlier, before visiting the Maoist hideout, Mr. Sharma and Prof. Hargopal had several rounds of closed-door meetings at Raipur’s state guest house with Mr. S.K. Mishra, former chief secretary of Chhattisgarh and Ms. Nirmala Buch, former Madhya Pradesh chief secretary – the two mediators appointed by the government.