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Kathmandu Monday June 18, 2001 Ashadh 04, 2058.
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Maoists kill one, close VDCs
Post Report
KATHMANDU, June 17 - Maoists have intensified their
actitviites in the eastern districts of Jhapa and Morang by killing one and breaking limbs
of one in Morang and by closing several VDCs.
A group of 50 to 60 masked men, claiming themselves to be
Maoists, killed Lahare Chan Biswas of Siswani Gadari Village Development Committee, 10
kilometres north from Biratnagar. Before killing, the insurgents broke his hands and legs
with an axe-head.
The same group also broke limbs of Danguwa VDC Chairman Ashok
Rijal, teacher of Saraswati School Yubraj Choudhari and Shambhu Chaudhary Biswas, a local.
According to District Police Office Morang, the insurgents
attacked Lahare Chan and Shambhu, while he was watching TV. The victims said that they
were accused of theft and rape attempts.
"They demanded arms from Rijal and broke limbs. And they
accused Yubraj of beating children and wife, " they said.
Similarly, an unidentified group of people stroke two shops
of Biratnagar with petrol bombs on Sunday afternoon. But the attack did not cause any
serious damage.
The locals said that the bombs hit Goyal Hardware Store and
Pepsi dealer at 3.00 p.m., just 100 and 200 metres away from the District Police Office (
DPO) Morang.
DPO Morang said that the bombing did not cause any serious
damage to the business firms. "It might be a firecracker or Maoist insurgency,"
police officials said.
Meanwhile, the Maoists set fire in a deserted police station
of Topgachhi and Gairigaun VDC of Jhapa on Saturday night.
They earlier closed down 11 VDCs of two constituencies of
Jhapa, causing the local authorities to stay idle.
The Maoist insurgents closed 8 VDCs of constituency no. 6,
except Damak Municipality and three VDCs of constituency no. 5 on Thursday and Friday last
week.
Gauradaha, Maharani Jhoda, Lakhanpur, Juropani, Kohwara,
Keorbari, Gauriganj and Khajurgachhi, Dharampur, Topgachhi and Gauradha were the affected
VDCs.
The VDC officials said that around half a dozen activists
closed the offices with ordinary padlocks they had brought with them.
"They also pasted posters with slogans against the
present King and asking the people to support republic system," the officials said.
The chairman of Gauradaha VDC Deepak Karki said that the
people had to bear lots of problem due to this closure. "The possibility of reopening
is scanty until the concerned authority gives guarantee of security," he added.
A dispatch from Phidim states that around 20 Maoist activists
held a rally against monarchy in the market area Saturday evening.
The local administration office said that necessary
investigation is being carried out on this event.
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