Govt discloses status of 90 missing persons

The government Monday made public the status of 90 people believed to have gone missing involuntarily.

A committee headed by Home Ministry joint secretary Keshab Raj Ghimire formed to look into disappearance cases submitted its report to Home Minister Dan Bahadur Shahi at the ministry today.

According to the investigation report, 16 persons were released by security authorities after inquiry while five persons were released after house arrest and 65 persons are in custody. The report also states that four of the said 90 people were killed in encounters with security personnel in different times.

Earlier, the government had made public the status of 580 missing persons in seven phases. nepalnews.com mbk Aug 15 05