2022-05-07
An unidentified group torched two vehicle being used for election campaign by Nepali Congress and CPN-UML in Birendranagar of Surkhet. According to police the vehicles, a Scorpio bearing plate number Ba 14 Cha 6831 belonging to Nepali Congress and and a Minibus bearing plate number Karnali Pradesh 02-001 Kha 0069 being used for the purpose of election campaign by CPN-UML were torched by the unidentified group on Saturday morning. Both vehicles sustained substantial damage. Police are investigating the incident.
Violent / Non-violent | Violent |
Onesided / Twosided | Onesided |
Collective / Interpersonal | Interpersonal |
Primary Form | Arson |
Weapons | Fire |
Primary Cause | Election-related incident |
Actor 1 - Number of people | n/a |
Actor 1 - Affiliations | Unclear |
Actor 1 - Youth | na |
Actor 2 - Number of people | n/a |
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Nepali Congress and affiliated org Left Alliance (CPN-MC, UML & others) |
Actor 2 - Youth | unknown |
Totally damaged Vehicles | 2 |
Severely damaged Vehicles | 2 |