Incident Reports

Unidentified people blaze school

2017-05-29

Province 1, Khotang, Rupakot Majhuwagadhi, Ward 12

An unidentified group of people have blazed Jyoti Secondary School at Rupakot Mujhuwagadhi-12 on the night of May 29. The fire has destroyed nine class rooms, office, papers, library and furniture according to Principal Tika Bahadur Shrestha of the school. At about 20 million worth property was destroyed by the fire according to the preliminary investigation by the police. The reason behind the arson attack was unknown according to Prati Man Rai, chairperson of school’s management committee. A team of police have been mobilized in the area for the investigation. The nature of the incident shows that someone must have sprinkled petrol and set fire on the school according to District Education Officer Gyan Mani Nepal. Sunita Magar रुपाकोट मझुवागढी नपा-१२ जालपाको ज्योति माविमा जेठ १५ गते मध्यरातमा अज्ञात समूहले आगजनी गरेको छ । मध्यरातमा भएको आगजनीबाट विद्यालयको नौ ओटा कक्षा कोठा, कार्यालय, कागजपत्र, पुस्तकालय, फर्निचरलगायतका सामग्री पूर्ण रूपमा जलेर नष्ट भएको प्रधानाध्यापक टिकाबहादुर श्रेष्ठले बताए । जिल्लाको नमूना मानिएको विद्यालयमा आगजनी हुँदा २ करोड ५० लाख भन्दा बढीको क्षति भएको प्रहरीले जनाएको छ । विद्यालयमा गरिएको आगजनीको कारण भने अहिलेसम्म खुल्न नसकेको विद्यालय व्यवस्थापन समितिका अध्यक्ष प्रतिमान राईले जानकारी दिए । आगजनी भएको विषयमा अनुसन्धान गर्न जिल्ला प्रहरी कार्यालयबाट डिएसपी नविनकिशोर प्रधानको टोली घटनास्थल पुगेको छ । घटनाको प्रकृति हेर्दा ठूलै समूहले पेट्रोल छर्केर आगजनी गरेको हुन सक्ने अनुमान गरिएको घटनास्थल पुगेका जिल्ला शिक्षा अधिकारी ज्ञानमणी नेपालले बताए । सुनिता मगर
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Interpersonal
Primary Form Arson
Weapons Fire
Primary Cause Unclear
Actor 1 - Number of people NA
Actor 1 - Affiliations Unclear
Actor 1 - Youth na
Actor 2 - Number of people NA
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Education sector/teachers (private and public)
Actor 2 - Youth na
Total damaged Buildings 1
Severely damaged Buildings 1
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