Incident Reports

Trader held for cooking gas black marketing in Kathmandu

2016-04-25

Bagmati, Kathmandu, Kathmandu, Ward 32

Police said they arrested a cooking gas trader for his alleged involvement in black marketing, from Koteshwor of Kathmandu. Madhav Prasad Ghimire (36), operator of Amisa Gas Depot at Setiopi Marga in Koreshwor, KMC-35, was arrested by a team deployed from the Metropolitan Police Crime Division today. Police confiscated 50 cylinders of Everest gas from his store. They claimed that he was selling a cylinder of gas for Rs 4,200, exactly three times the market price. Further investigation is underway.
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Nonviolent
Primary Form Black Marketing
Primary Cause Law and Order Violence
Actor 1 - Number of people 1
Actor 1 - Affiliations Private company
Actor 1 - Youth noyouth
Actor 2 - Number of people n/a
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Citizen/Individuals
Actor 2 - Youth na
National/Online Media

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