2020-06-12
KATHMANDU: Police arrested District Committee Member (DCM) of outlawed Nepal Communist Party led by Netra Bikram Chand (Biplav outfit) Shyam Bajracharya on Friday night.
Bajracharya was arrested with a pistol and three shock bombs in Lalitpur, said SSP Tek Rai, Chief of Metropolitan Police Range, Lalitpur.
Acting on a tip-off, a team of police deployed from Metropolitan Police Range, Lalitpur raided his rented room based at Ikhachhen in Nagbahal and arrested him.
A huge blast was heard at around 9:30 pm at Banglamukhi in Lalitpur. The explosion took place following Bajracharya’s arrest.
Violent / Non-violent | Nonviolent |
Primary Form | Arrest (politically significant) |
Primary Cause | Other political issues |
Actor 1 - Number of people | 1 |
Actor 1 - Affiliations | CPN (Chand) and affiliated org |
Actor 1 - Youth | unknown |
Actor 2 - Number of people | n/a |
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Government and civil servants at central level |
Actor 2 - Youth | na |