2019-08-27
Province 1, Bhojpur, Bhojpur, Ward 12
An unidentified group set an excavator on fire at a bridge construction site in Bhojpur district, Tuesday night.
The concrete bridge will connect Behere Dobhan of Taksar in Bhojpur Municipality-12 and Manebhanjyang of Ramprasad Rai Rural Municipality-5 in the district.
According to Bhojpur District Police Office, the unidentified group set the excavator — belonging to Marseli Construction — on fire by splashing petrol over it. The police also indicated that a suspicious object was found near the incident site and that an expert team from the Nepal Army would reach there to carry out an on-site investigation.
The construction of the bridge had started about a week ago with an investment of Rs 65.3 million by the province government.
Violent / Non-violent | Violent |
Onesided / Twosided | Onesided |
Collective / Interpersonal | Interpersonal |
Primary Form | Arson |
Weapons | Fire |
Primary Cause | Unclear |
Actor 1 - Number of people | n/a |
Actor 1 - Affiliations | Unclear |
Actor 1 - Youth | na |
Actor 2 - Number of people | n/a |
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Private company |
Actor 2 - Youth | na |
Totally damaged Vehicles | 1 |
Severely damaged Vehicles | 1 |
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