Maoist rebels release son of ex-Nepali PM
The son of a former Nepalese prime minister was released yesterday after being held for almost two weeks by Maoist rebels who had abducted him to press for payments to sugarcane farmers, a report said.
Arun Chand, son of Lokendra Bahadur Chand, was handed over to human rights activists and journalists, private television channel Nepal One reported.
"Nepal's Maoists released Arun Chand Tuesday morning," Nepal One reported.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. Chand was abducted in northwest Nepal on October 27 and held for 12 days by the rebels who pressed him to make payments due to local sugarcane farmers from a mill he runs.
On Monday the rebels had demanded a ransom of 30 million rupees (410,958 dollars) for the release of Chand, who is the managing director of Basulinga Sugar Mills.
The rebels released Chand after negotiations with human rights activists and journalists produced a pledge from him to pay the farmers within the next three months, Nepal One reported.
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