The six people named above were reportedly arrested at 6am on 29 September at Gagal Fadi Village Development Committee, Ward No 7, Kathmandu, by army personnel who said they were from the Sundarijal army post. It is believed that the six people have been taken to Tokha army camp, 9 miles north of Kathmandu, where they are being held in incommunicado detention. There are fears for their safety and that they may be subjected to torture or ill-treatment.

According to witnesses, a group of around 40 to 50 armed army personnel, accompanied by about 15 people in civilian dress, surrounded the village in the early hours of the morning. At 6am they entered houses in the village and arrested those named above. Appeals by human rights activists have been made to the army authorities at the camp to release or acknowledge detention of the six detainees, but the authorities have not responded.

The reasons for the arrest of the six is not known, but it may be that the authorities suspect they may be involved in or supporting the activities of the banned armed opposition group, the Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) (Maoist). However, the six are all reported to be active members of the main opposition party, the Communist Party of Nepal-United Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML).

The six people named above were reported to have been released on 3 October.

They were arrested by army personnel on 29 September at Gagal Fadi Village Development Committee, Ward No 7, Kathmandu, and reportedly taken to the Tokha army camp, nine kilometres north of the capital.

Thank you to all who sent appeals. No further action from the network is required at present.