Incident Summary:

04/07/2008: On Monday, in Banouta, Mahottari, Nepal, suspected militants of the Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha- Jwala Singh (JTMM-J) abducted an election official. Rajendra Pandey was abducted while he was on is way to a polling centre in the district. No group claimed responsibility.

GTD ID:
200804070015

When:
2008-04-07

Country:
Nepal

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Central

City:
Banouta

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Hostage Taking (Kidnapping)
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Government (General)
Name of Entity
Specific Description An election offical
Nationality of Target Nepal
Additional Information
Hostages Yes
Number of Hostages 1
US Hostages 0
Outcome Unknown
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Unknown
Weapon Details
It is unknown if weapons were used in the attack.
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha- Jwala Singh (JTMM-J) (suspected) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
Hindustan Times, "Election Official Abducted From Nepal's Mahottari District", LexisNexis Academic, Hindustan Times, April 8, 2008.
Triton Reports, "Suspected Militants Of The JTMM-J Abducted An Election Official", Triton Reports, July 3, 2008.
National Counterterroism Center, "One Election Official Kidnapped by Suspected JTMM-J in Banouta, Mahottari, Nepal", Worldwide Incidents Tracking System, February 11, 2010.