Incident Reports

Five arrested for black marketeering

2015-05-15

Bagmati, Kathmandu, Kathmandu

 Police have arrested five men for allegedly black marketeering at a time when the whole country is suffering from the rattle of the earthquake. They were arrested from overcharging on items ranging from tarpaulins to energy drinks. The arrested have been identified as Uddhav Khatiwada of Manahara municipality-13, Achyut Prashad Acharya of the same place, Padam Bahadur KC of Chindanda-5 Arghakhanchi, Ganesh Prashad Siwakoti of Sunarawati-1 Dolakha, and Kul Prashad Neupane of Kagatitar-4 Arghakhanchi. They were arrested from different places of Kathmandu valley.
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Nonviolent
Primary Form Black Marketing
Primary Cause Issues related to commodity availability, prices, and subsidies
Actor 1 - Number of people 5
Actor 1 - Affiliations Citizen/Individuals
Actor 1 - Youth noyouth
Actor 2 - Number of people n/a
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Citizen/Individuals
Actor 2 - Youth na
National/Online Media

0 Comments