Nepal, April 11 -- The Joint People's Movement Committee for the Restoration of Monarchy has appealed for the safety and security of Durga Prasai, who returned to Nepal from India on Thursday, claiming his life is at risk.

In a public statement issued on April 10, the Committee thanked Indian police for assisting Prasai's safe passage from Guwahati, Assam to the Nepal border after he reportedly requested protection to re-enter the country. Prasai coordinates the "National Campaign to Protect Nation, Nationality, Religion, and Culture."

The Committee asserted that Prasai did not surrender but voluntarily sought a safe return to Nepal. It criticized the government's claim that Prasai had fled the country after being forced out of a peacef...