Greeted by the insurance money, the driver and conductor torched the tipper they were driving, taking advantage of the bandh called by the four parties at Ghorahi in Dang on August 23. After confirming that the driver himself torched the tripper bearing number plate of  Ra 1 Kha 9694, the police arrested the driver and conductor. 

The nationwide strike was called by four different communist parties, namely,  Biplav led Nepal Communist Party, Rishi Kattel Led Nepal Communist Party, Scientific Socialist Communist Party led by Aahuti, and Nepal Communist Party - Maoist Socialist.