The commander of the 7th division, Jiwan refuted the allegation, challenging the district administration to prove the charge. "I would instantly know if any combatant leaves any of the four barracks," he said. "If their involvement in the said incident is proved, I would taken action within an hour." [break]
Kailiali CDO, Hari Krishna Poudel, said the Maoist combatants left their Sahajpur camp around 1 a.m. and stopped nine vehicles, vandalized those and looted the money on the Bhimdutta road between Dadeldhura and Attariya. Five buses, two trucks and two jeeps have been damaged, Poudel said further.
According to the CDP, the drivers of the vehicles have lodged a complaint with the district administration. They have said the combatants numbered around 25. The vandalization continued for around 30 minutes, Poudel said, referring to the drivers´ accounts.
The Maoist´s main cantonments and their satellite camps are under the supervision of the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN). The combatants have to inform the UN mission before leaving their camps. However, the combatants have been found to be leaving their camps without informing UNMIN many times in the past.
A Home Ministry official has termed the Maoist combatants´ alleged action as a breach of peace agreements and condemnable.
"Maoist army combatants cannot come out of the camps in the manner they did,´" said the ministry spoeksperson Jaya Mukunda Khanal.
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