Maoists have released three employees of Surya Nepal Private Limited-a leading Nepal-India joint venture on Friday evening.
Those released are manufacturing manager Prabhakar Bikram Shah, production manager Sarbajit Rana and commercial manager Damabarmani Limbu.
Talking to Nepalnews, Satrughan Shrestha, chairman of Federation of Nepalese Journalists (FNJ) Parsa, informed that Maoists released them from east of Hetauda Industrial District at around 9.30 p.m. on Friday.
He informed that they handed over the employees to journalists and some rights activists.
He further said that their health condition is sound.
Maoists abducted them from the southern district of Bara on February 3.
Maoists released them on the day assistant regional administrator of the eastern development region, Prem Prakash Sharma Sapkota, died in their captivity.
Formerly known as Surya Tobacco Company (P) Ltd, Surya Nepal is the largest private sector company in the country. Its promoters include ITC of India and the Rana group led by Siddhartha SJB Rana.