KATHMANDU: The Netra Bikram Chand Biplav-led outfit had abducted a Nepal Army soldier. But, both the sides kept the incident under wraps for one month, Annapurna Post Daily reported.
Biplav cadres had abducted NA soldierSurendra Bahadur Shahi on April 29 from his house in Junichade Rural Municipality-2 of Jajarkot district. The abductors had taken him to an undisclosed place. Biplav cadres had demanded Rs 200,000 donation from Shahi’s father and abducted his son after a denial.
Shahi managed to free himself from the kidnappers’ clutches. It is unknown how many days he was held in confinement.
The newspaper quoting a high-ranking army official said that the kidnapping might be an attempt to incite the national army.
‘NA leadership is evaluating the incident,” an official was quoted as saying.
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