Maoist district committee member killed: RNA

October 25, 2005
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Maoist district committee member Harka Singh Thami alias ‘Muskan’ was killed in a retaliatory action of the Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) in Barmadu area of the Darchula district on Monday.

A press statement issued by the Directorate of the Public Relations of the RNA said, he was killed in an action taken by the security forces after he opened fire at the patrolling security forces at the area. Security forces confiscated two guns, socket bombs, logistics and Maoist documents from the incident site.

The statement also said that Maoists locked the house of one Royal Nepalese army man in Phediguth area of the Okhaldhunga district. Likewise Maoists abducted Subha Narayan Yadav of Aurahi area of Dhanusa district on 17th October and took him to undisclosed location.

Giri Raj Devkota alias Prem surrendered to District Administration Office Gorkha on Monday, while Gangawal Rai of Bringe area of Solukhumbu district also surrendered to the security forces on October 21, the statement added.