Human rights activist Padamratna Tuladhar said Tuesday that Maoist rebels will release all captured government personnel in the Myagdi battles within 10 days, a daily Wednesday said.
“The Maoists have sent me a message that they may release the 36 captives within 10 days”, Nepal Samacharpatra Wednesday reported Tuladhar as saying. Tuladhar said this while speaking in an informal program in Butwal, the daily added.
A total of 36 government employees including Chief District Officer (CDO) Sagarmani Parajuli and District Superintendent of Police (DSP) Rana Bahadur Gautam were taken captives following fierce battles in Beni Bazaar.