Province No. 7 (NA): Timeline (Terrorist Activities) -2005

At least five police personnel were killed and six others sustained injuries during a Maoist attack on a security forces’ patrol team at Bangaon along the Mahendra highway in the far-western district of Kanchanpur on January 2. Read less...

The Maoists have reportedly abducted more than 2000 school teachers and students from the various schools of Acham district for their indoctrination campaign during the last two days, December 2-3. On the same days, the Maoists also abducted over 200 students from Taplejung district for a similar campaign. Read less...

Reports quoting the Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) sources said the troops have recovered over 55 dead bodies of Maoist insurgents who died during the clashes with the RNA at Bankhet in the far-western district of Kailali on January 5. Read less...

The Himalayan Times, quoting Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) sources, has reported that security forces’ killed at least 140 Maoist insurgents during an encounter at Bankhet in the far-western district of Kailali on January 5. A statement issued from the RNA Pristana headquarters said the troops attacked a Maoist base at Bankhet and engaged in a three-hour long battle with the insurgents. Further, it said that around 41 dead bodies of the Maoists have been recovered including that of ‘Bheri-Karnali Brigade commander’, Jit, from the incident site. Over 700 Maoists were reportedly involved in the attack and they have reportedly shot at the RNA helicopter used for the raid, without causing much damage. However, there are conflicting reports on the fatalities as some media reports indicated that between 40-50 insurgents have died. Fatalities, if any, on the RNA’s side have not been reported thus far. Read less...

The RNA claimed to have recovered bodies of 41 Maoists after the clash at Bankhet area in Kailali district on January 5. The RNA source put the Maoist fatality figure at 140 while over half a dozen security force personnel were injured during the encounter. Read less...

The Himalayan Times has indicated that the Maoists have abducted more than 560 teachers and students from different schools in the Doti and Taplejung districts. A student of Prabhat Higher Secondary School in Doti, who managed to escape, informed that the Maoists kidnapped the students and teachers stating that they were needed for a 15-day ‘campaign’. In Taplejung, the Maoists abducted 61 students and a teacher, RB Gurung, from the Mayam secondary school at Furumbu. Read less...

The Kantipur Online has reported that Maoist insurgents shot dead one police personnel, identified as Tara Roka, at Dhangadi Bazaar in the Dhangadi district on January 7. On the same day, three insurgents were reportedly wounded during clashes between the security forces’ and Maoists at Katari in the Udayapur district. Read less...

The Kathmandu Post, quoting the Royal Nepalese Army’s (RNA) Far Western Divisional Headquarters, reports that troops raided a hideout used by the Maoists in the forest areas of Barchhain village in Doti district on January 8. The security forces’ had destroyed eight huts used for "manufacturing war materials and repairing guns". However, the number of casualties has not been reported thus far. Read less...

The Maoists have reportedly abducted over 600 civilians from several areas in the Doti district for a week-long ‘campaign’ at an unidentified place. Meanwhile, Himalayan Times has reported that the insurgents released, on January 12, 500 students who had been abducted for allegedly participating in anti-Maoist campaigns at different schools in the Doti district. Read less...

In Dadeldhura district, the insurgents reportedly abducted ten schoolteachers accusing them of not paying five per cent of their salary to the outfit at Siddhapur on an unspecified date. Read less...

The 14 Nepalis working for Gorkha Regiment in the Indian Army, whom the Maoists abducted on January 15 from Kailali district, are likely to be released on January 16 today. The soldiers, who were on leave and were on way to their homes in different districts, were abducted from Motipur of Chuha Village Development Committee (VDC). A local Maoist leader, Mausham, reportedly stated that they would be released and the abduction was the result of mistaken identity as they were mistaken to be Royal Nepalese Army personnel. Read less...

In Dadeldhura district, an armed group of Maoists reportedly looted 150 sacks of rice from Gaura bazaar along the Bhimdutta Panta highway on January 16. Also, reports indicated that during the first day of the three-day transportation strike called by the Maoists in protest against the hike in prices of petroleum products, normal life in the Gandaki zone, Lumbini zone, Narayani zone, and Bagmati zone was severely affected. Read less...

The Kathmandu Post, quoting the far-western Divisional Headquarters of the Royal Nepalese Army, has reported that at least five Maoists, including an ‘area commander’, were shot dead in the Basti area of Darchula district on January 16. A home-made rifle, four socket bombs, two bags and some documents were recovered from the incident site. Read less...

A report from Dipayal said that hundreds of passengers were stranded in Dipayal due to the Maoists’ four-day general strike in the far Western region from January 18. Read less...

Three minor civilians, Ram Thagunna, Narendra Thagunna and Narrendra Thagunna were injured when a bomb left behind by the Maoists exploded in Jhalari VDC in Kanchanpur district on January 18. Read less...

According to Nepal News, one police personnel was killed and five persons, including a civilian, were injured when Maoist insurgents fired indiscriminately targeting a public place at Milanchowk in the Rupandehi district on January 21. On the same day, two Maoists, including an ‘area in-charge’ identified as Dambar Jethara alias Jens and Ein Bahadur Dhami alias Anil, were killed when a bomb they were carrying accidentally exploded in Bajhang district. Read less...

Kathmandu Post has reported that the insurgents have held over 500 youths under house arrest in the Achham district since the third week of December 2004. The youths are reportedly under pressure to become full-time members of the Maoist outfit and are allegedly being subjected to physical assault. Read less...

The Maoists detonated bombs injuring two employees at the District Survey Office in the far-western district of Doti. They also attacked and wounded a woman at Gannachhepatta in the Kotpatera Village Development Committee (VDC) area of Baitadi district on January 21. Read less...

At least seven Maoist insurgents including four women cadres were killed in an encounter with the security forces at Gahariya VDC in Lamkiphanta of Kailali district on January 22. Security forces also recovered socket bombs and five rucksacks from the incident site. Read less...

The Himalayan Times reports that over half-a-dozen government offices, including the buildings of the District Development Committee (DDC) office and the District Education Office, were damaged and two Maoist insurgents were killed when a group of Maoists attacked the army barracks at Mangalsen, the district headquarters of Achham on January 25. A security source added that a dozen Maoists may have been killed in the attack. Read less...

The Maoists abducted over 500 students and teachers from various schools to involve them in indoctrination sessions from the eastern villages of Kanchanpur district on January 26. Read less...

According to a delayed report, Maoist insurgents killed two civilians, identified as Munilal Mhato and Mohan Krishna Kamat, after abducting them from Majare in the Morang district on January 27. On the same day, suspected Maoists shot at and injured two civilians in the Kailali district. Read less...

At least 10 SF personnel and six Maoists were wounded when a patrol team clashed with the insurgents at Shitalpur on the Mahendra Highway in Kailali district on January 27. Read less...

In another incident, at least two security force (SF) personnel were wounded during a landmine explosion triggered by the Maoists at Pauwa Khola in the Sindhupalchowk district on January 28. Separately, two civilians and one SF personnel sustained injuries when a group of armed Maoists fired at a patrol party in the Dhangadi Bazaar area of Kailali district on January 28. Further, the insurgents are reported to have seized two tankers carrying diesel and kerosene from the Ranke area in eastern Nepal. Read less...

Nepal News has reported that armed insurgents abducted at least 400 businessmen in the far-western district of Doti on January 28. The insurgents have reportedly said they want to conduct elections among businessmen and form a local chapter of shopkeepers. They have been demanding that businessmen register shops with their parallel government in the district and pay taxes to them. Similarly, the insurgents also abducted three bank employees and two-SF personnel from the Kailali district. Read less...

According to a delayed report in Nepal Samacharpatra, the insurgents have burnt textbooks and other educational material meant for the far western Kailali district on January 29. Read less...

Nepal News reports that six Maoist insurgents were killed in an encounter with security forces at Sundarifata area in the far-western Kanchanpur district on January 29 morning. Read less...

Owing to Maoist threats, 45 local body officials of the far-western Kailali district are reported to have resigned from their posts collectively on January 31. Read less...