Chintalnar, May 03(ANI): After staying in captivity of the Maoists for 12 days, Sukma district collector Alex Paul Menon has finally been released by his abductors. The 32 year old IAS officer was handed over to G Haragopal and BD Sharma, the two mediators handpicked by the Maoists. Earlier in the day, before leaving for Tadmetla to receive Menon, BD Sharma had said that he was not sure whether he would return with Menon or not.