Vehicles Set Ablaze in Kathmandu Amid Election Tensions

Kathmandu. Two vehicles were set on fire in Maharajgunj and Naikap, Kathmandu. A Toyota car with license plate BAA 2836 was found engulfed in flames near the Sipradi Trading office in Naikap, and a Maruti van with license plate Ba. 7 Cha 1401 was found similarly damaged in Maharajgunj, SP Pawan Bhattarai of the Kathmandu District Police Range told Ratopati.

The Maruti van was found ablaze near the Capital Petrol Pump in Maharajgunj. It is suspected that a group active in disrupting the House of Representatives election scheduled for Falgun 21 carried out the arson.

SP Bhattarai stated that pamphlets belonging to the group of medical businessman Durga Prasai were found at the scene. Police are currently investigating the matter.