Maoist freed after a week

TANAHUN, Oct 8: Devendra Paudel ´Pratap´, Lamjung office secretary of the UCPN (Maoist) who had gone missing from Dumre of Tanahun a week ago, was freed on Friday. Paudel´s abductors released him in Mugling of Chitwan on Friday morning, family sources said.



Paudel took rest at a relative´s house in Anbukhaireni, Tanahun after his release and was taken to Beshisahar later in the evening, UCPN (Maoist) Lamjung in-charge Devendra Parajuli said. Parajuli added that the kidnappers are still at large.



Paudel, a diabetes patient, is in serious condition and has not been able to speak due to mental stress, Parajuli said. UCPN (Maoist) Lamjung is scheduled to hold a press conference about the incident on Saturday.



Paudel had gone missing after leaving for Dumre to meet a friend on September 30.

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