Two Arrested in Connection with Vehicle Arson Incidents in Kathmandu Ahead of Elections

Kathmandu. Two vehicles were found set on fire in Naikap and Maharajgunj of Kathmandu two days before the House of Representatives elections. Police have arrested two individuals and are investigating them on suspicion of setting fire to a Toyota car with license plate BAA 2836 near the Sipradi Trading office in Naikap and a Maruti van with license plate Ba.7 Cha. 1401 in Maharajgunj.

The arrested individuals are 28-year-old Suman Bohara, a resident of Chandragiri Municipality-6, originally from Birendranagar Municipality, Surkhet, and 55-year-old Krishna Mijar, a resident of Chandragiri-6. They are currently being held and investigated by the police at the District Police Range Kathmandu custody in Bhadrakali.

Suman Bohara, arrested for the arson, was injured during the CPN-UML (Jana Andolan) demonstrations on Bhadra 23 and 24. A group provided him with NPR 25,000 in cash assistance through the 'Go Fund' provided by Nepali Business Directory, One Club, and the UK. A video of the financial assistance handover was posted on Instagram. In the video, Bohara introduced himself and stated, "My leg was broken when I jumped from the second floor after another group set a fire from below while I was saving people during the movement."

Investigation revealed that Bohara, who received treatment after breaking his leg during the CPN-UML (Jana Andolan) movement, later joined Durga Prasai's National, Nationality, Religion, Culture, and Citizen Protection Great Campaign.

The police investigation concluded that Bohara set fire to the Toyota car with license plate BAA 2836 in Naikap on the morning of Phagun 19, in accordance with the Prasai group's announcement to disrupt the House of Representatives elections scheduled for Phagun 21. SP Pawan Bhattarai of the District Police Range Kathmandu told Ratopati that the drug Tramadol was also recovered from Bohara, the injured person from the CPN-UML (Jana Andolan) movement. He stated, "Ten tablets of Tramadol were found in his possession."

Police are investigating him under an arson case after obtaining a remand order from the court. Police recovered pamphlets of the Great Campaign led by Durga Prasai from the site where the vehicle was set on fire.

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