Amrit Jha, who was in the custody of the Iranian army, has been released. Foreign Minister Shishir Khanal told Kantipur that the Nepali Embassy in Qatar has informed the West Asia Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that Amrit Jha has been released and that he is safe. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said that it received the news of the order for Jha's release informally through the Nepali Honorary Consul General in Tehran. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has informed that the Nepali Honorary Consul General in Tehran and the Nepali Embassy in Doha are taking necessary steps to provide detailed details of the order and return Jha to Nepal after completing the necessary procedures. Amrit's sister Pooja Jha told Kantipur that she received the information about her brother's release from the foreign ministry around 7 pm. She said, 'We were worried for a long time. Today, we have very good news.' We are even happier after our brother comes to Nepal.' She said that she had been worried for many days about when and how her brother would be released, and today's news reassured her. 30-year-old Amrit Jha of Udayapur, Gaighat, and 7 others were arrested by Iranian security personnel from the sea island of Keshan above the Strait of Hormuz while they were going to get oil. The Iranian army took them into custody in the first week of Chaitra.