Maoists abduct students in Ramechhap; Telecom vehicle torched

March 7, 2006
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Maoists have abducted dozens of students from various schools in Ramechhap district, according to the Ministry of Defence (MoD).

A MoD statement Tuesday said the rebels marched students from various school in Hiledevi, Rakathum, Bethan and Majhuwa areas in Ramechhap, to an unknown location on Sunday.

The number of students adducted by the rebels and their whereabouts remain still unknown.

Similarly, the rebels abducted an unarmed policeman from Kapilvastu district on Saturday. The statement said policeman Dan Bahadur Rana, who was on his way to a hospital in Taulihawa for treatment, was taken to an unknown location by a group of Maoists.

Meanwhile, the Maoists torched a four-wheeler of Nepal Telecom at Lalpatta, a bordering area between Udaypur and Saptari district on Sunday, the ministry statement said.