Incident Reports

Two businessmen arrested from Biratnagar for black marketing of onion

2020-09-20

Province 1, Morang, Biratnagar

Police arrested two businessmen from Gudri Bazar of Biratnagar on Sunday on the charge of black marketing of onion. Police arrested them after they were found selling onion they bought at rupees 47 per kilo at rupees 100. There is a scarcity of onion in Nepal following India's export ban on onion. The arrested have been identified as 38-year-old Sanjaya Kumar Gupta of Biratnagar Metropolitan city-9 and 29-year-old Mukesh Kumar Sahani.

Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Nonviolent
Primary Form Black Marketing
Primary Cause Issues related to commodity availability, prices, and subsidies
Actor 1 - Number of people 2
Actor 1 - Affiliations Citizen/Individuals
Actor 1 - Youth unknown
Actor 2 - Number of people N
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Citizen/Individuals
Actor 2 - Youth unknown
National/Online Media

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