Incident Reports
Police rescue kidnapped man from Bhaktapur, seven arrested
2020-07-17
KATHMANDU: Police have rescued a man kidnapped from Tokha Municipality and arrested seven persons allegedly involved in the abduction.
Rambabu Shah of Tokha was taken hostage by a gang in a house in Lokanthali and a check for Rs 2.5 million was demanded for his release.
According to SSP Deepak Thapa, Chief Metropolitan Police Crime Division (MPCD), Shah has now been rescued.
Thapa said, “We launched a search operation after his son informed us about the kidnapping. Seven persons have been arrested.”
He did not disclose the names of those arrested.
Details and Impacts
| Violent / Non-violent | Violent |
| Onesided / Twosided | Onesided |
| Collective / Interpersonal | Interpersonal |
| Primary Form | Abduction |
| Weapons | None |
| Primary Cause | Disputes over inheritance, debt, land and other economic disputes |
| Actor 1 - Number of people | 7 |
| Actor 1 - Affiliations | Citizen/Individuals |
| Actor 1 - Youth | unknown |
| Actor 2 - Number of people | 1 |
| Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Citizen/Individuals |
| Actor 2 - Youth | noyouth |
| Total Abducted | 1 |
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