Whereabouts of abducted youths still unknown

The whereabouts and condition of Nirmal Pant and Puskar Dangol, who were reportedly abducted by the Maoist affiliated Young Communist League (YCL) from Malekhu area in Dhading, is still unknown, reports said Tuesday.

Reports quoted eyewitnesses as saying that Pant, 23, and Dangol, 22 were beaten up and forcibly taken away from Malekhu area on October 20 when the two were heading to their homes in the capital from Gorkha district. The two were accused of taking parts in attacks against YCL cadres in the district.

Family members of the two captives on Monday demanded YCL cadres make public their status and release them at the earliest.

Meanwhile, the CPN-UML formed Rolpa committee of Youth Force following a two-day long meeting of district cadres on Monday. Rolpa was the Maoist bastion during the insurgency period.

Vice-secretary of the party in the district, Hari Prasad Gharti Magar, said that the party had formed a 15-member committee which would soon be expanded. nepalnews.com Nov 11 08