Maoist terrorists have abducted the Local Development Officer (LDO) of Gulmi district Narayan Prasad Kafle and his driver at 4:00 pm Saturday afternoon, reports from the district said.
Kafle who was on his way to the capital city via Palpa was abducted by armed terrorists from near Ridi of Gulmi. The name of the driver who is not known yet.
The Maoists had been claiming that the vehicle of the Gulmi-Argakhacchi Rural Development Project, which Kafle was riding in, was under their control. The security forces have guessed that Kafle and his driver have been taken towards Rudrabeni after being abducted. Both the persons were released later, the latest reports said.
Meanwhile one of the three Maoists involved in laying an ambush against the security forces at 7:30 am Saturday morning has been killed during security operations. Following the operations the other two Maoists fled.