Reports suggested cadres of a political party torched vehicle
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Kathmandu: The Indian Embassy in Nepal on Saturday said a vehicle belonging to one of its staffers caught fire due to a short circuit, denying reports that it was burnt by cadres of some political parties.
The vehicle caught fire near the embassy gate due to a short circuit while a staffer was trying to park it, an embassy spokesperson said, adding no one was injured in the incident.
"Fire in the personal vehicle of an #EmbassyofIndia - Kathmandu personnel, today, was an accident due to technical fault, no one is hurt," the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu tweeted.
The Himalayan Times reported that cadres of Netra Bikram Chand-led CPN-Maoist had claimed to have torched the vehicle.
( Source : PTI )
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