2022-05-06
Province 1, Morang, Belbari, Ward 2
Police arrested 28-year-old Suvash Pandey, a local cadre of Nepali Congress on May 6, on the charge of torching a vehicle used for electoral campaigns by Khem Prasad Gautam, a mayoral candidate from the Rashtriya Prajatantra Party in Belabari municipality-2 of Morang. According to the CCTV footage, the accused set fire on the vehicle around 2 AM in the morning on May 6. The vehicle bearing plate number Ba 12 Cha 9384 was parked in the courtyard of the house of the victim.
Violent / Non-violent | Violent |
Onesided / Twosided | Onesided |
Collective / Interpersonal | Interpersonal |
Primary Form | Arson |
Weapons | None |
Primary Cause | Election-related incident |
Secondary Cause | Contestation between Parties |
Actor 1 - Number of people | 1 |
Actor 1 - Affiliations | Nepali Congress and affiliated org |
Actor 1 - Youth | noyouth |
Actor 2 - Number of people | 1 |
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | RPP |
Actor 2 - Youth | unknown |
Totally damaged Vehicles | 1 |
Severely damaged Vehicles | 1 |