Incident Reports

Vehicle used by candidate torched

2017-05-06

Gandaki, Kaski, Machhapuchchhre, Ward 3

A vehicle used by Nepali Congress candidate for ward chief from Machhapuchchhre Rural Municipality-2 Gunjaman Gurung for the election purpose was set on fire on Saturday night. An unidentified group torched the parked vehicle (Ga 1 Ja 6445) at Sardikhola, said Vice-President of NC, Kaski, Hari Acharya. The vehicle was completely damaged in the incident. Meanwhile, issuing a press release, NC Kaski condemned the incident and demanded action against the guilty immediately. The press release issued by district party president Krishna KC also warned not to carry out such activities in days ahead. RSS विप्लव माओवादीका कार्यकर्ताले कास्कीको माछापुच्छ्रे गाउँपालिकाका कांग्रेस उम्मेदवारले चुनाव प्रचारमा प्रयोग गरेको गाडी जलाएका छन् । माछापुच्छ्रे गाउँपालिका वडा नम्बर २ का कांग्रेस उम्मेदवार गुञ्जमान गुरुङको ग१ज ६४४५ नम्बरको जीपमा आगो लगाएका हुन् । आगलागबाट गाडीको सिट, हुट जल्नुका साथै सिसामा समेत क्षति पुगेको कास्कीका कास्कीका प्रमुख प्रहरी उपरीक्षक घनश्याम अर्यालले जानकारी दिए । चुनाव प्रचार सकेर सार्दीखोलको चौरमा राखिएको गाडीमा विप्लव कार्यकर्ताले १२ः३० राति आगो लगाएको प्रहरीको भनाइ छ । आगो लगाउने विप्लव माओवादीका ३ जना कार्यकर्तालाई प्रहरीले पक्राउ गरेको अर्यालले बताए । उनीहरुलाई आवश्यक कार्बाहीको तयारी गरिएको उनले जानकारी दिए ।
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Collective
Primary Form Arson
Weapons Fire
Primary Cause Election-related incident
Actor 1 - Number of people 3
Actor 1 - Affiliations CPN (Chand) and affiliated org
Actor 1 - Youth unknown
Actor 2 - Number of people 1
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Nepali Congress and affiliated org
Actor 2 - Youth unknown
Totally damaged Vehicles 1
Severely damaged Vehicles 1
National/Online Media , Local Newspaper - Saptari , Local Newspaper - Parsa

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