2022-05-22
43-year-old Ram Kailash Bhuihaar, a resident of Dhankaul rural municipality-7 and a cadre of Nepali Congress filed a complaint of arson at the police on May 25. According to Bhuihaar an unidentified group set fire on his house on May 22 in which property worth 10 lakh including food, clothes, a window, door, and electrical machinary, 50 thousand cash were destroyed. The unidentified group used petrol as a fuel to torch the property. According to DSP Budathoki, Sakhindra Yadav, 32, of Dhankaul rural municipality-7 a cadre of CPN (Maoist Center) was arrested on May 25, on suspicion of being involved in the incident. Police are further investigating the incident.
Violent / Non-violent | Violent |
Onesided / Twosided | Onesided |
Collective / Interpersonal | Interpersonal |
Primary Form | Arson |
Weapons | Fire |
Primary Cause | Unclear |
Actor 1 - Number of people | n/a |
Actor 1 - Affiliations | CPN (Maoist Center) and affiliated org |
Actor 1 - Youth | unknown |
Actor 2 - Number of people | n/a |
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Nepali Congress and affiliated org |
Actor 2 - Youth | unknown |
Total damaged Buildings | 1 |
Severely damaged Buildings | 1 |