According to the District Police Office, Kanchanpur, two unidentified people set a Mahendra jeep (Ma 1 Ja 73) of Giri on fire while it was parked at Bhimdutta Municipality- 5. The arsonists immediately fled the scene after they set the vehicle ablaze, said office spokesperson Birkha Bahadur Rawal. The incident took place at around 2:30 pm.[break]
Two back seats of the jeep have been completely damaged and other parts are partially burnt. The UCPN (M) Kanchanpur secretary Gagan Singh has accused the CPN-Maoist cadres of being responsible behind the incident.
However, CPN-Maoist central member DD Pandey has refuted the allegations. Police have said that a search for the arsonists is underway.
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