Incident Summary:

05/02/2008: On Friday, the Jwala Singh faction of the Janatantrik Tarai Mukti Morcha abducted the Jayanagar Village Development Committee secretary, Bishwanath Prasad Sah, in Rautahat, Narayani, Nepal. No casualties were reported.

GTD ID:
200805020007

When:
2008-05-02

Country:
Nepal

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Central

City:
Jyaynagar

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Hostage Taking (Kidnapping)
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Government (General)
Name of Entity Jayanagar Village Development Committee
Specific Description The Jayanagar Village Development Committee secretary, Bishwanath Prasad Sah,
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
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
Weapon Details
Firearms 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
Lexis Nexis, "Nepal Press Selection List 2 May 08," BBC Monitoring South Asia, May 2, 2008.
World News Connection, "Nepal Press 2 May 08," Nepal Press Selection List, May 2, 2008.
South Asia Terrorism Portal, "Madheshi Mukti Tigers Gunmen Injures Senior Communist Leader in Saptari District," South Asia Terrorism Portal, http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/detailed_news.asp?date1=5/2/2008#5.