Incident Summary:

05/07/2008: On Wednesday, members of the Janatantrik Tarai Mukti Morcha abducted a policeman from Mahottari, Janakpur, Nepal. No casualties were reported.

GTD ID:
200805070006

When:
2008-05-07

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: Police
Name of Entity Nepalese Law Enforcement
Specific Description A policeman
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
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
Weapon Details
Unknown firearms 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- Rajan Mukti (JTMM-R) 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
Lexis Nexis, "Nepal Press Selection List for 9 May 08," BBC Monitoring South Asia, May 9, 2008.
World News Connection, "Nepal Press 9 May 08," Nepal Press Selection List, May 9, 2008.