There are fears for the safety of Arjun Lamichhane, whose whereabouts are unknown since his arrest at around 6am on 9 April in the capital Kathmandu.

According to reports, four or five security personnel, some of whom were in plain clothes and the others in army uniform, came to Arjun Lamichhane's shop in Kaldhara and told him that he had to accompany them because they "had some work to do with him". They took him away in a van.

Relatives made inquiries at the District Police Office at Hanuman Dhoka in Kathmandu, but police there denied knowledge of his arrest. They have also made inquiries with several government officials, but have not been able to ascertain where Arjun Lamichhane is detained.

Arjun Lamichchane was released from police custody on 7 June and has returned home.

He had been arrested on 9 April in Kathmandu. Police denied having him in custody, and he was feared to have "disappeared".

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