Saroj, i heard there are quite a number of human rights organizations stationed in the villages itself, and these are documented cases of disappearance, not a survey taken of villagers by ppl from ktm. i don't know if the data is 100% accurate, but i do believe that they closely resemble the situation in Nepal- it is not a cooked up story. hello, i don't think all these organizations including the UN cook up stories and circulate it around international media. NK, i don't think anyone here is voicing support for maoists. its the present govt(monarchy) vs democracy. i'd say maoists are much more brutal- targetting anyone at hand..you've money, they threaten you; you hold a govt position, they threaten you; you're a teacher, they threaten you; you're a student, they threaten you. they don't let anyone live. and now if hte state under the king starts behaving the same way, obviously there's going to be a comparision- king vs democracy.