Seven people including three children abducted from Kuleshwore A group of unidentified people abducted four women and three children from Kuleshwore area of the capital on Thursday. According to reports, a group of people that came in motorcycles abducted them at gunpoint. According to the police, those abducted are Nisha Dhital, Kosila Giri, Rajani Lama and Laxmi Poudel and one child each of Dhital, Giri and Lama. According to journalist Kul Chandra Bhattrai, those abducted were taken towards Sanepa from Kuleshwore in a microbus with registration number BA 1 JA 5776. According to eyewitness, the people involved in the incident identified themselves as Maoists and added that they were arresting them in the charges of being involved in the trade of illegal drugs. Reports said police reached the incident site, but did not stop the abduction after they identified themselves as Maoists and asked police not to intervene. Maoists are yet to confirm whether are responsible for the abduction or not. nepalnews.com pb Oct 19 06