Phidim, October 3:

The whereabouts of over 500 teachers, whom the Maoists had abducted from different parts of Panchthar yesterday, is not known yet. The Maoists had taken the teachers, including principals of high schools and higher secondary schools, to an unidentified location to make them take part in a training programme.

Teachers of Panchathar Multiple Campus, Phidim, Phidim Secondary School, and Sukbodh Lower Secondary School are among those abducted. Meanwhile, the family members and relatives of the abductees have expressed concern over the status of the abductees. “I am very much worried about my husband,” said Bina, wife of Rabindra Khatiwada, the principal of Panchathar Multiple Campus. According to eyewitnesses, the Maoists had abducted some of the teachers from their homes.