Incident Summary:

07/29/2010: On Thursday night around 0130, in Bara, Narayani, Nepal, a member of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M), identified as Keshari Prasad Yadav, was shot and killed by three unidentified assailants. Police recovered two rounds of bullets from the incident site and arrested four people in connection with the attack. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility for this incident, but it was suspected that the Ajad faction of Samyukta Jantantrik Terai Mukti Morcha (SJTMM) were responsible.

GTD ID:
201007290013

When:
2010-07-29

Country:
Nepal

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Central

City:
Bara

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Government (General)
Name of Entity Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist
Specific Description A member of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist, identified as Keshari Prasad Yadav,
Nationality of Target Nepal
Additional Information
Hostages No
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 Group Sub-name Claimed Responsibility
Samyukta Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha (SJTMM) (suspected) Ajad Faction No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 3
Number of Captured Perpetrators 4
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 1 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
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, "UCPN-M Cadre Shot Dead in Bara District," http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/detailed_news.asp?date1=7/30/2010&id=4#4 (July 30, 2010).
Sujit Kumar Aryal, "Armed Outfit Guns Down Maoist Cadre," LexisNexis Academic, Himalayan Times, July 29, 2010.
EKantipur, "Maoist Cadre Shot Dead in Bara," LexisNexis Academic, EKantipur, July 29, 2010.