Maoist Rebels Abduct 2 Italians in Eastern India Maoist rebels have abducted two Italian men in the eastern Indian state of Orissa, police said Sunday. Orissa state police chief Manmohan Praharaj said police had information that Maoists had abducted the two men in Kandamal district, but he did not give any other details. Indian television channels said the two men were abducted late Saturday while they were on a trek. Anil Kumar Behera, a police official in Kandamal, said local police were investigating. One of the abducted men is known to have been living for the past 12 years in Puri, a coastal town in Orissa, where he was running an adventure tourism agency. Television channel NDTV said the men were abducted when they were taking photographs of local tribal women bathing in a river. Inspired by Chinese revolutionary leader Mao Zedong, the rebels have been fighting in several Indian states for more than four decades demanding land and jobs for farmers and the poor. About 2,000 people - including police, militants and civilians - have been killed in the conflict in the past few years.