Liviu Radu | |
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| Born | November 20, 1948 |
| Died | 17 October 2015 (aged 66) Bucharest, Romania |
| Education | Politehnica University of Bucharest |
| Occupations | science-fiction writer, novelist, short story writer |
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| Genre | science fiction |
Liviu Radu (20 November 1948 – 17 October 2015) was a Romanian science-fiction writer and translator.
Born in Bucharest, he graduated in 1971 from the Politehnica University of Bucharest.
On 9 October 1991, KLF along with Bhindranwale Tiger Force, Khalistan Commando Force, and the Sikh Students Federation kidnapped Romanian charge d’affaires Liviu Radu. Radu was taken from his car at around 8 am. He was forced into the vehicle of Budhsinghwala and co by 4 Sikhs who were armed. Quickly after the kidnapping, many raids were launched by security forces. Exit routes from Delhi were blocked and authorities in Uttar Pradesh and Haryana were warned of the situation. The kidnappers demanded the release of the killers of General Vaidya. Two of whom were Harjinder Singh Jinda, and Sukhdev Singh Sukha.The kidnappers threatened to cut Radu in pieces if their demands weren't met by 19 October. The deadline passed, but Sikh militants did not harm Radu. The Indian government refused to meet any of the Sikhs demands. Radu was kept in Delhi until 27 October. He was then moved to Punjab by car. On 25 November Radu was released unharmed after 48 days.
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