PATNA, India, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- A Maoist group in India said Thursday it had killed one kidnapped Indian police officer and threatened to kill three other hostages if its demands are not met.
A man who said he was a spokesman for the group and gave his name as Avinash told the Patna bureau of Press Trust of India the other officers would die Friday morning unless eight Maoist prisoners were released.
Police in Bihar state said they had no proof one of the officers is dead, The Hindu reported. They were abducted Sunday in a skirmish in which seven police officers were killed.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said he is willing to talk to the Maoists or a group known as the Naxals.
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