Incident Reports

Mandikhatar trader held for cooking gas hoarding

2016-02-19

Bagmati, Kathmandu, Kathmandu, Ward 11

A local trader of Mandikhatar was arrested on charge of hoarding cooking gas cylinders, on Thursday. Bhuwan Prasad Parain, operator of Prasain Traders at local Janak Chok in Mandikhatar, Budhanilakantha-11, was arrested by a team deployed from the Metropolitan Police Circle, Maharajgunj, yesterday. Police also confiscated 16 gas cylinders from the store. Police said Prasain had hoarded the cylinders with an intention to sell them overcharging customers. Further investigation is underway.
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 n/a
Actor 1 - Affiliations Police
Actor 1 - Youth na
Actor 2 - Number of people n/a
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Citizen/Individuals
Actor 2 - Youth na
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