3869 1 Naveen S Garewal Hyderabad, April 7 The Communist Party of India (Maoist) on Wednesday demanded negotiations with the government for the release of Commando Rakeshwas Singh Manha. While releasing a picture of the missing CRPF man from the Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA), the Maoists claimed that the Commando was in the captivity of the Naxals. Maoists claimed that Manhan has been missing since April 3 from the Sukh-Bijapur border in Chattisgarh. Reportedly, he was searching the jungle area. Along with the picture, the Maoist party also shared a two-page letter and said that it was willing to negotiate with the central government, and also asked to appoint a mediator to negotiate the release of Manhas.