The pain caused by the deaths of 12 people killed by a soldier in Nagarkot has still not healed for the families and friends of the innocent victims and now they have to face up to rumours of Maoists planning mass abductions in their villages. Over 300 youths from five wards of Nagarkot have already fled to Kathmandu and Bhaktapur in the past week. Former VDC chairman Bil Bahadur Tamang said the rumour has left villagers sleepless. Even the police are now taking shelter inside the army barracks due to fears of Maoist attack. Police officer Deepak Giri justified the step due to the heightening insecure situation.