Incident Reports
Unidentified group torches lorry
2019-05-27
An unidentified group has torched a lorry in Bajani of Jeetpur-Simara Sub Metropolitan City-3 on Monday midnight.
The lorry with Indian registration (AP 31 X 6316) was carrying pipes for the Nepal-India Petroleum Pipeline, which were damaged by the fire along with the vehicle itself.
The picture shows the lorry which is partially burnt from being torched, in Jeetpur-Simara Sub-Metropolitan City, Bara, on Monday, May 27, 2019. Photo: Pushpa Raj Khatiwada/THT
Bara Police Spokesperson, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Ranjit Singh Rathore assured that the fire was brought under control with the help of Jeetpur-Simara fire engine, security personnel and the locals. DSP Rathore said that investigation into the arson attack was going on.
With the nationwide strike called by Netra Bikram Chand (Biplav)-led Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) today, the region is moderately affected. However, security has been highly tightened.
Details and Impacts
| Violent / Non-violent | Violent |
| Onesided / Twosided | Onesided |
| Collective / Interpersonal | Collective |
| Primary Form | Arson |
| Weapons | Fire |
| Primary Cause | Other political issues |
| Actor 1 - Number of people | N |
| Actor 1 - Affiliations | CPN (Chand) and affiliated org |
| Actor 1 - Youth | na |
| Actor 2 - Number of people | 1 |
| Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Private company |
| Actor 2 - Youth | na |
| Totally damaged Vehicles | 1 |
