Top maoist leader Sabyasachi Panda's wife Subhashree Panda was today acquitted in an encounter case by a Odisha court. Panda's wife Subhashree is among the five persons whose release the government was ready to facilitate. As the deadline set by maoists for fulfillment of their demands nears, uncertainty continues over the fate of the Italian and the Odisha legislator being held captive by the rebels since last month. The government has appealed to the rebels to free the hostages saying it was serious about all of their demands, but the rebels are yet to respond.