Sukma encounter | Police establish contact with Maoists over captive CRPF commando Updated: Updated: Maoists release a photograph of the officer Share Article AAA Family members of CRPF Commando Rakeshwar Singh Manhas, at their residence in Jammu, Wednesday, April 7, 2021. | Photo Credit: PTI Maoists release a photograph of the officer A day ago, the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist) released a statement where it demanded that the State government announce a mediator for the release of the commando. Refusing to divulge details on the negotiation, a senior police official said that the commando would be brought back soon. The abducted commando, identified as Rakeshwar Singh Minhas, belongs to the Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) unit of the CRPF, which is specially trained for operations in Left Wing Extremism (LWE) affected areas.