Incident Reports
Black marketer held with 283 cylinders of cooking gas in Kathmandu
2016-02-02
Police arrested a cooking gas trader involved in black marketeering with 25 cylinders of ATC Company and 258 cylinders of Gita Company. Rajesh Bharati of Akashe Dhara, Kapan, has been arrested from his Rara ADS Enterprises. Likewise, Yesodha Bajgain was arrested from her Ugrachandi store at Gorkha Manakamana vegetable and agriculture market with 320 liters of petrol and 50 liters of diesel, and 125 liters of kerosene. In recent days, Metropolitan Police Office, Crime Division Hanuman Dhoka, has been cracking down on the traders involved in black marketeering of petroleum products. "We have arrested many black marketeers of petroleum products following the border blockade and initiated action against them," said SSP Sarbendra Khanal. "We have initiated the operation for the past few days and have been able to confiscate a huge amount of petrol, diesel, and gas being sold illegally." He said this was the biggest haul of gas cylinders held so far. The Metropolitan Police had also seized 1650 liters of petrol, 1135 liters of diesel, and 135 liters of kerosene from various places in the 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 | 3 |
| Actor 1 - Affiliations | Other private sectors |
| Actor 1 - Youth | na |
| Actor 2 - Number of people | n/a |
| Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Group of civilians (only Target) |
| Actor 2 - Youth | na |
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