Policy Research Group   - Strategic Insight: July 16

July 16
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editor on 16 July, 2010 02:50:00
 
1. SJMM detonates bomb in Nuwakot to scare VDC secys
NUWAKOT: The Samyukta Jatiya Mukti Morcha (SJMM), underground outfit, detonated
a socket bomb in Nuwakot Wednesday night to press the VDC secretaries to resign.
The bomb was planted in the corner of a road at Chautaro in Bidur
Municipality-2. However, the blast caused no damage.
Talking to journalists on phone, SJMM area in-charge Bairagi said the blast was
triggered to warn VDC secretaries of the district to resign.
"Though more than 1,500 VDC secretaries had put in papers across the country,
secretaries in Nuwakot have not resigned yet. Thus, we planted the bomb
targeting the house of secretary of Bageshwori VDC Ram Lal Dangol."
He warned that houses and land of VDC secretaries will be seized if they did not
resign now and accused them of corruption.
Earlier a month ago, SJMM had written letters to VDC secretaries asking them to
quit.
http://www.ekantipur.com/2010/07/15/national/sjmm-detonates-bomb-in-nuwakot-to-scare-vdc-secys/318512/
2.Police start probe into 'mysterious' death of Maoist combatants
Kathmandu, July 16:  District police office of Rupandehi has started
investigation into the mysterious death of two combatants of the Unified CPN
(Maoist) who were found dead outside Krishnasen Smriti Brigade, Thursday.
As per the latest report, district police took dead bodies of Bishnu Neupane and
Chandra Bahadur Bohara, both residents of Parbat district, for post-mortem to
investigate the cause of their death.
The combatants had remained out of contact since Wednesday afternoon, various
media quoting the brigade in-charge reported.
According to police, dead bodies of missing PLA fighters were found in a jungle
very close to the camp.
UCPN-M has issued no formal statement on this matter yet. However, various
rumours have already started escalating in the district following the mysterious
death of Maoist combatants outside the UN-monitored camp.
http://www.nepalnews.com/main/index.php/news-archive/2-political/7607-police-start-probe-into-mysterious-death-of-maoist-combatants.html