Maoists demand mediator to release CoBRA commando from their custody Updated: Updated: April 06, 2021 22:06 IST CPI (Maoist) issues statement, says it is ready to release captive officer if mediators were present Share Article AAA Cremation of CRPF jawan Rajkumar Yadav, who died in a gun battle with Maoist rebels in Chhattisgarh, is performed with gun-salute, in Ayodhya, on April 6, 2021. | Photo Credit: PTI CPI (Maoist) issues statement, says it is ready to release captive officer if mediators were present Maoists released a statement on Tuesday that the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) commando who went missing after the April 3 encounter at Tarrem in Chattisgarh’s Sukma was in their custody.