An unidentified group of people set the tower of Hello Nepal, a private telecom company, ablaze at Dhirkamandau of Bogatan Phudsil Rural Municipality-5 in Doti district on the night of November 13, said the police.

Property worth thousands of rupees has been damaged in the fire according to preliminary investigations, said Deputy Superintendent of Police Indra Bahadur Malla, also information officer at the district police office, adding that investigations were underway.