Commission Analyzes BTS Data of 174,420 Mobile Users in Probe of August Protests

Kathmandu. The commission formed to investigate the demonstrations held on Bhadra 23 and 24 analyzed the BTS (Base Transceiver Station) data of 174,420 mobile phones. The commission led by Gauribahadur Karki submitted its report to the government after analyzing the BTS of mobile numbers used by people present at the scene of the incidents.

The report mentions that the BTS analysis was conducted on users of Ncell and Nepal Telecom SIM cards at the locations where protests occurred in Kathmandu Valley and 15 districts outside the valley.

The commission's investigation concluded that people whose BTS details were analyzed were involved in the vandalism of government offices, residences of political party heads and leaders, ministerial residences, and damaged industrial, commercial establishments, and private property during the demonstrations.

During the arson attack at Singha Durbar on Bhadra 24, 3,395 mobile users were identified in that area. When arson and vandalism occurred at Singha Durbar, 2,692 Nepal Telecom mobile users were found in that area. Similarly, 703 Ncell users were found in the Singha Durbar area. The commission recommended to the government to investigate the reason for their presence there and prosecute them for the arson and vandalism.

The commission's analysis shows that 43,261 people reached the scene during the arson and vandalism in Kathmandu Valley on Bhadra 24. Among them, 12,538 people were Ncell users and 30,723 were NTC users who reached the location, according to the commission's analysis.

The commission's report states that these individuals established telephone contact using Ncell and Nepal Telecom networks while present at the scene during the time of the incidents.

It was found that 313 Ncell users gathered at Shital Niwas, the President's residence. The commission submitted the BTS details of 12,538 active Ncell users and 30,723 NTC users in Kathmandu Valley along with its report.