Incident Summary:

04/06/2010: On Tuesday, in Damahi Madai of Mahottari District, Janakpur Zone, Nepal, Kaushal Kishwor Jha, a cadre of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist affiliated Madheshi Mukti Morcha, was abducted from his residence. Surya Bidrohi and Naresh Yadav, who deserted the Jwala Singh faction of Janatantrik Tarai Mukti Morcha are suspected to have abducted Jha. No casualties and no damages were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack. The status of the hostage is unknown.

GTD ID:
201004060004

When:
2010-04-06

Country:
Nepal

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Central

City:
Mahottari district

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Hostage Taking (Kidnapping)
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Government (General)
Name of Entity Madheshi Mukti Morcha
Specific Description Kaushal Kishwor Jha, a cadre of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist affiliated Madheshi Mukti Morcha,
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) No
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) Yes
Alternate Designation (more) Intra/Inter-group Conflict
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha- Jwala Singh (JTMM-J) (suspected) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 2
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
South Asia Terrorism Portal, “Madheshi Mukti Morcha Cadre Abducted in Mahottari District,” http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/detailed_news3.asp?date3=2010%2F4%2F7#4 (April 7, 2010).
EKantipur, "Maoist Cadre Abducted in Mahottari," LexisNexis Academic, EKantipur, April 6, 2010.