Incident Summary:

07/30/2008: On Wednesday, Janatantrik Tarai Mukti Morcha - Jwala Singh militants abducted two Village Development Committee secretaries, Birendra Gupta and Raj Dev Mukhiya, from Rautahat, Narayani, Nepal. No demands have been made.

GTD ID:
200807300011

When:
2008-07-30

Country:
Nepal

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Central

City:
Rautahat district

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Hostage Taking (Kidnapping)
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Government (General)
Name of Entity Village Development Committee
Specific Description Birendra Gupta and Raj Dev Mukhiya
Nationality of Target Nepal
Additional Information
Hostages Yes
Number of Hostages 2
US Hostages 0
Outcome Unknown
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Unknown
Weapon Details
Unknown 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
Himalayan Times, "JTMM-J Cadres Kidnap Two VDC Secretaries in Rautahat," Himalayan Times, July 30, 2008.