diff --git a/src/s1ap/handlers/ctxrelease_req.c b/src/s1ap/handlers/ctxrelease_req.c
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2019, Infosys Ltd.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <pthread.h>
+
+#include "err_codes.h"
+#include "options.h"
+#include "ipc_api.h"
+#include "main.h"
+#include "s1ap.h"
+#include "s1ap_config.h"
+#include "sctp_conn.h"
+#include "s1ap_structs.h"
+#include "s1ap_msg_codes.h"
+#include "msgType.h"
+
+
+extern int g_enb_fd;
+extern ipc_handle ipc_S1ap_Hndl;
+
+int
+s1_ctx_release_request_handler(InitiatingMessage_t *msg)
+{
+	struct s1_incoming_msg_data_t release_request= {0};
+	struct proto_IE s1_ctx_rel_req_ies;
+
+	log_msg(LOG_INFO, "Parse s1ap context release request message:--\n");
+
+	convertUeCtxRelReqToProtoIe(msg, &s1_ctx_rel_req_ies);
+
+	/*TODO: Validate all eNB info*/
+     for(int i = 0; i < s1_ctx_rel_req_ies.no_of_IEs; i++)
+    {
+        switch(s1_ctx_rel_req_ies.data[i].IE_type)
+        {
+            case S1AP_IE_MME_UE_ID:
+                {
+	                release_request.ue_idx = s1_ctx_rel_req_ies.data[i].val.mme_ue_s1ap_id;
+                }break;
+            default:
+                log_msg(LOG_WARNING,"Unhandled IE.\n");
+        }
+    }
+
+	
+    release_request.msg_type = s1_release_request;
+	release_request.destInstAddr = htonl(mmeAppInstanceNum_c);
+	release_request.srcInstAddr = htonl(s1apAppInstanceNum_c);
+	int i = 0;
+	i = send_tipc_message(ipc_S1ap_Hndl,mmeAppInstanceNum_c,
+				(char *)&release_request,
+				S1_READ_MSG_BUF_SIZE);
+				
+	if (i < 0) {
+
+		log_msg(LOG_ERROR,"Error To write in s1_ctx_release_request_handler\n");
+	}
+
+	log_msg(LOG_INFO, "Ctx Release request sent to mme-app."
+				"Bytes send %d\n", i);
+
+	//TODO: free IEs
+	return SUCCESS;
+}