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Maoists release Odisha legislator Hikaka

Maoists today released Odisha legislator Jhina Hikaka in the state's Koraput district after holding him captive for more than a month.

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Reporters and photographers surrounded a relieved and healthy looking Hikaka as he came with a group of villagers to a mango garden at Balipeta, over 500 km from here, at about 10.30 am.u00a0
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Emotions ran high when the 37-year-old Biju Janata Dal (BJD) legislator, wearing a green kurta, hugged his wife Kaushalya and seconds after both broke down in tears.u00a0
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Freedom at last:u00a0Biju Janata Dal legislator Jhina Hikaka u00a0(File photo)

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