An armed gang of 30 to 40 hooligans, identifying themselves as former Maoist combatants, sprinkled kerosene and torched a truck that was heading to Kathmandu from Birgunj loaded with sugar at Simle after forcing the driver to stop at around 2 am.
The front part of the truck (Na 3 Kha 8837) has been completely burnt down in the incident, the Area Traffic Police Office, Gajuri informed.
The same group set another truck (Na 2 Kha 4616) loaded with beer on fire. They had also looted mobile phone sets and other goods from the trucks and a nearby car, police said.
According to the Benighat Police Office, a third truck (Lu 1 Kha 6023) loaded with cement was also torched in Benighat at around 3:30 am this morning.
According to Inspector, Hemanta Thapa, chief of Area Traffic Police Office, Gajuri, they have also recovered a red flag painted with sickle and hammer, the emblem of communist party, from the site.
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