Nepal cadets release superiors

KATHMANDU, Nepal (CNN) - A group of 200 officers at a police camp in western Nepal, who took seven of their superiors hostage for about 36 hours, surrendered to authorities early Monday, authorities said.

The junior officers had demanded better treatment and food in the barracks, Nepalese officials said.

"The hostage takers surrendered and gave up their weapons after we threatened to arrest them," senior police officer Govinda Pariyar told CNN in a phone interview from Nepalganj, where the camp is located.

He said the seven hostages were in good condition.