CHITWAN:

Chief District Officer of Chitwan Netra Bahadur Rawal on Tuesday asked 13 former army men engaged in vandalism of vehicles in different parts of Chitwan on January 21 to deposit of Rs 30,000 each as bail amount.

They had quit their jobs due to several reasons during the decade-long conflict in the country and were demanding that they be taken back to their jobs.

They were held by the police and cases filed against them under the public offence act.

On failure to deposit the sum, they were forwarded to the district prison on Tuesday. Those imprisoned included army men, armed police force personnel and civil policemen.