The Odisha govt may be eager to end the deadlock, but there is no positive sign yet from the maoists about the release of Paolo Bosusco, the 54-year-old Puri-based Italian tour operator. Will the abductors honour the appeal made by mediators -- B D Sharma and Dandapani Mohanty? Here's a NewsX exclusive report. According to locals he is not new to Odisha. He has been coming to India for almost 20 years now. He runs an illegal tourism business.

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