Incident Summary:

5/3/2008: Suspected Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha - Jwala Singh (JTMM-J) cadres shot dead Mukhtiyar Darjee, a Maoist cadre, in Betahani, Banke, Nepal. According to Darjee's nephew, JTMM-J activists had previously threatened to kill the entire family if they did not stop being Maoist members. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, and the motive behind the attack is unknown.

GTD ID:
200805050022

When:
2008-05-05

Country:
Nepal

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Mid-Western

City:
Betahani

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Violent Political Party
Name of Entity Communist Party of Nepal: Maoist (CPN-Maoist)
Specific Description Maoist Cadre: Mukhtiyar Darjee
Nationality of Target Nepal
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
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
Additional Information JTMM-J also apparently searched for Darjee's nephew, Arun, but he managed to escape. Arun is the one who identified the attackers as being members of JTMM-J.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha- Jwala Singh (JTMM-J) (suspected) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 15
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 1 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
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
"JTMM men kill Maoist cadre," The Kathmandu Post, May 4, 2008