Man Dies After Setting Himself on Fire Outside Department of Passports

Kathmandu. Ganesh Nepali, who set himself on fire in front of the Department of Passports in Tripureshwor, Kathmandu, has died. He died during treatment at Bir Hospital. On Thursday, a dispute arose in front of Gate No. 3 of the department with a female police officer deployed from Kathmandu Metropolitan City over the issue of 'wheel locking' a motorcycle.

After the dispute with the metropolitan police, Ganesh, a resident of Ward No. 6 of Soru Rural Municipality in Mugu, took out petrol from his motorcycle and self-immolated. The police circle Kalimati has summoned three people, including the female police officer with whom the 25-year-old Ganesh Nepali had a dispute, for investigation. Three metropolitan police personnel present at the scene have been called to provide a 'statement of incident', as told to Ratopati by Pawan Bhattarai, Spokesperson (SP) of the District Police Complex Kathmandu. He said, 'We have called them to provide a statement of incident.'

It is known that two female and one male metropolitan police personnel were deployed at the scene. According to police sources, Ganesh, who had been riding with a female officer through a ride-sharing app, had a dispute over parking. When the Pulsar motorcycle with number Ba.Pra.02-064 Pa 3250 was parked in a no-parking zone, the metropolitan police had applied a wheel lock.

Later, Ganesh's protest can be heard in the video conversation. According to a police officer from the District Police Complex Kathmandu involved in the investigation, Ganesh questioned why the lock was applied even when he had placed it on a raised area off the road. He questioned the metropolitan police why the lock was applied only to his motorcycle and not to others.