An unidentified armed group has abducted a civil servant in eastern Terai district of Saptari, Wednesday morning.

Ashok Kumar Singh, an overseer at the District Development Committee (DDC), Saptari was abducted by a group of armed men while he was sleeping at his home in Rajbiraj Municipality-7 at 2 am in the morning Wednesday and taken to an unknown destination, according to police.

Although no group has claimed the responsibility of the abduction as yet, the police suspect one or the other faction of Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha (JTMM) for it given that the outfit has been involved in most of the killings, abduction and similar crimes in terai of late.

Meanwhile, police finally secured the safe release of Narayan Neupane, a local of Rangapur VDC, Rautahat, Tuesday afternoon following a heavy gun battle with the cadres of Jwala Singh faction of JTMM in Santapur VDC, Rautahat.

Neupane had been abducted by the armed outfit involved in number of killings and abduction related crimes.

In the gun battle that ensued after the cadres of JTMM-J opened fired at the police squad that had reached the place in the course of search operation to secure the release of abducted person, Neupane and three policemen sustained bullet injuries.

Neupane is undergoing treatment at Gaur hospital and his condition is said to be stable.

The police also confiscated three motorcycles from the abductors.