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KATHMANDU, April 5: Forty-eight-year old Rum Bahadur Gurung spent half of his life maintaining law and order in a foreign land. But, just three months after returning home following his retirement from the Singapore Police, he was left in dire need of security.
Luckily, for him, his Nepali counterparts – members of Nepal Police – rendered service of the quality that he was providing in Singapore.
"This is the second life I am living now," said Gurung, who was successfully rescued from the clutches of his captors, at a press conference organized by the police in the capital, Sunday. "I am greatly indebted to Nepal Police for their effective rescue operation."
Gurung, with his eyes full of tears, lauded the successful operation made by police officers from Metropolitan Police Crime Division, Hanumandhoka. "The professionalism demonstrated by police [Nepal Police] was on par with any developed country," he added.
Gurung was quietly living with his family in Sainbu, Lalitpur, after his retirement in December, 2008.
An unidentified group of about five persons had whisked away Gurung in a taxi on the morning of March 27 from his residence at Amarawati Colony in Sainbu. The group then began threatening to take life over phone should the victim´s kin failed to pay Rs 65 million in ransom.
It was revealed only later that he was abducted by none other than his former colleagues in the Singapore Police.
One Sanman Limbu, who was dismissed from Singapore Police after he led protests demanding parity in allowances, perks and facilities with his Singaporean counterparts in July 2007, was the mastermind behind his kidnapping, according to police. Then, altogether 16 Nepalis serving with the Singapore Police were sacked following their protests.
Police officials said the motive behind the kidnapping is learnt to be revenge, besides receiving hefty amount in ransom. Limbu has admitted to police that he would not have been sacked from his lucrative job in Singapore police had Gurung, who was then serving at the administration department with the police force, acted in his favor.
Police had rescued him from a room at a guesthouse in Balaju area on March 31, after five days of captivity in three different guesthouses in the capital.
"Police had interfered and successfully released from the clutches of the kidnappers after the victim´s family and kidnappers negotiated to settle the ransom at Rs 27.5 million," said Deputy Inspector General Bharat Bahadur GC, who is currently serving as officiating head of Kathmandu Metropolitan Police.
Five of the kidnappers were arrested while they had reached Balaju to collect ransom as negotiated over phone. "We put all of them in our van after identifying that they had come to collect ransom money in Balaju," said Deputy Superintendent of Police Sher Bahadur Basnet. "It took a long time to force him to divulge the place where Gurung was held hostage."
Altogether five police officers were injured while arresting Limbu and his accomplices in Balaju. Among them, the right hand of Assistant Sub-Inspector Shailendra Pandey was broken while overpowering Limbu and four others, who had reached to collect the ransom.
According to police, altogether seven persons have been arrested in connection with the kidnapping. The others have been identified as Bishnu Prasad Sharma, 19, of Rukum district; Hira Lal Pun alias Kailash, 32 and Prem Prakash Pun, 22, of Rukum district. Two others arrested are former Maoist combatants – Bishnu Pun alias Kapil and Hira Lal Pun, 27, of Rukum district. The former Maoist combatants had taken responsibility to supply arms to execute the kidnap plot.
Police have recovered a revolver, six-round bullets, two mobile sets, 50-gm brown sugar and Rs 90,000 in cash from the arrested. All the seven arrested will be tried in the court on kidnapping and extortion case.
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KATHMANDU, April 5: Forty-eight-year old Rum Bahadur Gurung spent half of his life maintaining law and order in a foreign land. But, just three months after returning home following his retirement from the Singapore Police, he was left in dire need of security.
Luckily, for him, his Nepali counterparts – members of Nepal Police – rendered service of the quality that he was providing in Singapore.
"This is the second life I am living now," said Gurung, who was successfully rescued from the clutches of his captors, at a press conference organized by the police in the capital, Sunday. "I am greatly indebted to Nepal Police for their effective rescue operation."
Gurung, with his eyes full of tears, lauded the successful operation made by police officers from Metropolitan Police Crime Division, Hanumandhoka. "The professionalism demonstrated by police [Nepal Police] was on par with any developed country," he added.
Gurung was quietly living with his family in Sainbu, Lalitpur, after his retirement in December, 2008.
An unidentified group of about five persons had whisked away Gurung in a taxi on the morning of March 27 from his residence at Amarawati Colony in Sainbu. The group then began threatening to take life over phone should the victim´s kin failed to pay Rs 65 million in ransom.
It was revealed only later that he was abducted by none other than his former colleagues in the Singapore Police.
One Sanman Limbu, who was dismissed from Singapore Police after he led protests demanding parity in allowances, perks and facilities with his Singaporean counterparts in July 2007, was the mastermind behind his kidnapping, according to police. Then, altogether 16 Nepalis serving with the Singapore Police were sacked following their protests.
Police officials said the motive behind the kidnapping is learnt to be revenge, besides receiving hefty amount in ransom. Limbu has admitted to police that he would not have been sacked from his lucrative job in Singapore police had Gurung, who was then serving at the administration department with the police force, acted in his favor.
Police had rescued him from a room at a guesthouse in Balaju area on March 31, after five days of captivity in three different guesthouses in the capital.
"Police had interfered and successfully released from the clutches of the kidnappers after the victim´s family and kidnappers negotiated to settle the ransom at Rs 27.5 million," said Deputy Inspector General Bharat Bahadur GC, who is currently serving as officiating head of Kathmandu Metropolitan Police.
Five of the kidnappers were arrested while they had reached Balaju to collect ransom as negotiated over phone. "We put all of them in our van after identifying that they had come to collect ransom money in Balaju," said Deputy Superintendent of Police Sher Bahadur Basnet. "It took a long time to force him to divulge the place where Gurung was held hostage."
Altogether five police officers were injured while arresting Limbu and his accomplices in Balaju. Among them, the right hand of Assistant Sub-Inspector Shailendra Pandey was broken while overpowering Limbu and four others, who had reached to collect the ransom.
According to police, altogether seven persons have been arrested in connection with the kidnapping. The others have been identified as Bishnu Prasad Sharma, 19, of Rukum district; Hira Lal Pun alias Kailash, 32 and Prem Prakash Pun, 22, of Rukum district. Two others arrested are former Maoist combatants – Bishnu Pun alias Kapil and Hira Lal Pun, 27, of Rukum district. The former Maoist combatants had taken responsibility to supply arms to execute the kidnap plot.
Police have recovered a revolver, six-round bullets, two mobile sets, 50-gm brown sugar and Rs 90,000 in cash from the arrested. All the seven arrested will be tried in the court on kidnapping and extortion case.
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