In view of the possibility of attacks by motorcycle-borne the Maoists, the authorities on Friday requested motorcyclists in the Kathmandu Valley not to carry pillion riders from Saturday onwards.

The district administrations of Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur, issuing separate public notices, asked the motorcyclists not to carrying pillion riders until April 13.

The local administrations in the Valley had banned pillion riding on different dates in the past as well.

Even as the there are reports of motorcycle-borne Maoists making targets on security men and others in various parts around the country, no such incidents have taken place in the Valley in recent past.