 |
Kathmandu Saturday March 09, 2002 Falgun 25, 2058.
|
Agrwal still tight-lipped
about his kidnapping
Post Report
BIRATNAGAR, March 8 : The Biratnagar
industrialist who was released by a yet-to-be-identified group of kidnappers Thursday,
re-started his daily routine Friday morning, but maintained his silence and refused to
tell his story to journalists saying his doctor has advised him not to do so.
Meanwhile, police officials here refused to give
details, but claimed that Agrawal was released with the help of the India police. The help
came soon on the heels of the Nepal Police’s request to the INTERPOL.
"The doctor has told me to forget
everything about my past, so I cannot tell you anything about what happened to me in the
past 41 days," Tulsiram Agrawal, 49, told The Kathmandu Post at his residence Friday
evening.
He was released by the kidnappers near Birgunj
Thursday afternoon and arrived at his house at about 7 p.m. Thursday evening, 41 days
after he was kidnapped by an armed group of Indian nationals from this eastern industrial
city. He was then whisked towards neighboring India on a vehicle via Islampur border
point.
The Eastern Regional Police Office chief, DIG
Rajendra Bahadur Singh accompanied him.
The police last week claimed to have found
evidences of a former Nepali Congress party worker Umesh Giri’s involvement. And the
opposition lawmakers accused Home Minister Khum Bahadur Khadka of providing protections to
Giri in parliament.
Agrawal’s release came two days after the
opposition lawmakers made a hue and cry in parliament over the alleged involvement of Giri
and Minister Khadka. The Nepal Police on Monday requested INTERPOL to help it get Agrawal
released.
Early in the morning today, Agrawal visited the
Hanuman temple in Biratnagar and Dantakali temple in Dharan, along with his family
members.
Apparently overwhelmed by the dramatic
homecoming of Agrawal, his relatives, fellow businessmen and well wishers thronged his
residence, some from as far away as from Calcutta in neighboring India. His brother
Jagadish said the family did not find much difference in Agrawal. "His physical and
psychological condition is ok," he said. "We have not noticed any marked
difference in his behavior either. But he looks slightly frustrated."
Other Story
|
