Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today said he prayed for well-being of the three policemen kidnapped by Maoist during a fierce encounter in Lakhisarai district.
"I pray for the policemen taken hostage by the Maoists from Lakhisarai... I also pray for the one who was killed (by the Maoists)," Gandhi told a rally Samastipur.
Three policemen were being held as captives by the ultras while one of them, assistant sub-inspector Lucas Tete, was killed by the Maoists and yesterday his bullet-ridden body was recovered from Lakhisarai.