Kathmandu, April 11:

Medical professionals halted services at the Outdoor Patient Department (OPD) of various government and private hospitals across the country today to press the government to expedite search for Dr Murali Prasad Singh of the Siraha District Hospital, who was kidnapped few days ago.

“The doctors halted OPD services for two hours today at the call of the Nepal Medical Association (NMA),” said Dr Kiran Krishna Shrestha, vice-president of the NMA.

He said a meeting was called in the evening to decide future protest plans. He said that the meet would come up with fresh protest programmes.