Motorcycle torched in Syangja for defying strike

SYANGJA, NOV 13 -

Banda enforcers have set a motorcycle on fire here on Wednesday in course of the transport strike imposed by an alliance of 33 political parties including the CPN-Maoist.

The banda enforcers torched the motorcycle (Lu 12 Pa 2784) at Chiuri, Teendobate VDC-6 on the Siddhartha Highway this morning, according to police. The motorcycle was heading to Galyang from Waling.

Narayan Bikram Khand of Thumpokhara VDC-8 who was riding the motorcycle said that the banda enforcers stopped him and all of a sudden set it on fire for defying the transport strike.  Before this, the banda-enforcers had set one motorcycle (Ga 6 Pa 2125) at Phedikhola VDC-1 and vandalised a taxi (Ga 1 Ja 3693) at Bhalupahad on Tuesday. RSS