Incident Reports

Limestone excavator set ablaze in Chitwan

2018-06-02

Bagmati, Chitawan, Kalika, Ward 9

An excavator that was being used for extraction of limestone in Kalika Municipality-9 of Chitwan district has been torched. The excavator, which was used by Star Line Industries Pvt Ltd at a mine located in the municipality to excavate limestone, was set ablaze at around 4:00 am on Saturday. Information Officer at Chitwan District Police Office, Deputy Superintendent of Police Prabhu Prasad Dhakal, quoted the locals and said, four persons came in two motorcycles and set fire to the excavator. The engine of the excavator, which was taken on lease by the company, has been damaged. A fire-engine was brought in from Bharatpur as soon as the incident came to light, and the fire was brought under control, said Dhakal. It has been reported that pamphlets of Netra Bikram Chand (Biplav)-led Communist Party of Nepal were discovered at the incident site against the excavating company.
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Collective
Primary Form Arson
Weapons Fire
Primary Cause Unclear
Actor 1 - Number of people NA
Actor 1 - Affiliations Unclear
Actor 1 - Youth unknown
Actor 2 - Number of people NA
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Private company
Actor 2 - Youth na
Totally damaged Vehicles 1
Severely damaged Vehicles 1
National/Online Media , Local Newspaper - Chitwan

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