An unidentified group of people torched an excavator parked in Chishankhugadhi rural municipality-2 of Okhaldhunga on October 31 night. The excavator bearing number plate of Ba 3 K 4306 belonging to Sirjansheel Construction Company Pvt. Ltd. which was being used for the repair work of the Kuivhir-Pokhre road section, was completely damaged after it was torched. The straws from field were used to torch the excavator. Police have started an investigation into the incident.