Incident Summary:

09/20/2010: On Monday at 0000 midnight, in Panchakanya village, Sunsari, Kosi, Nepal, in one of three related attacks, militants using kerosene oil set ablaze the Panchakanya Village Committee building, damaging the building but causing no casualties. The attacks caused a total of Rs 5 million (68,595 USD) in damages. Sanyukta Jatiya Mukti Morcha (SJMM) leader of the Sunsari unit, Abiral, claimed responsibility for the attack saying that the building was targeted to highlight the SJMM’s demand that the state needs to be restructured taking ethnic populations into consideration.

GTD ID:
201009200010

When:
2010-09-20

Country:
Nepal

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Eastern

City:
Panchakanya

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Facility/Infrastructure Attack
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Government (General)
Name of Entity Panchakanya Village Committee
Specific Description The Panchakanya Village Committee office building
Nationality of Target Nepal
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Minor (likely < $1 million)
Value of Property Damage $22,865.00
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Incendiary Arson/Fire
Weapon Details
An unknown incendiary device was used in the attack.
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?Yes
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Additional Information This was one of three related attacks (cf. 201009200011 and 201009200012). The available sources listed the property damage for these attacks cumulatively as 68,595 USD, so these figures have been distributed evenly for these cases in order to preserve statistical accuracy in the database.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Group Sub-name Claimed Responsibility
Samyukta Jatiya Mukti Morcha (SJMM) (suspected) Sunsari Unit Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Personal claim)
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
South Asia Terrorism Portal, “SJMM Sets Ablaze VDC Buildings in Sunsari District,” http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/detailed_news.asp?date1=9/21/2010&id=9#9 (September 21, 2010).
National Counterterrorism Center, "Two Government Buildings, One Health Care Structure Damaged in Arson by SJMM in Koshi, Saptari, Nepal," Worldwide Incidents Tracking System, January 13, 2011.
EKantipur, “SJMM Torches VDC Buildings, Health Post in Sunsari,” LexisNexis Academic, Hindustan Times, September 21, 2010.