Kanchanpur youth arrested for vandalism and arson during Gen-z movement

Kathmandu: A youth from Kanchanpur district has been arrested on charges of vandalism, arson, and looting during the Genji movement.

According to police, 27-year-old Bhuwan Shahi of Belauri Municipality-1, Kanchanpur, was arrested from Minbhavan on Monday for his alleged involvement in the incidents. Shahi, who had been living at Krishna Mandir in Dhapasi, Kathmandu, was a former soldier dismissed from the Nepal Army, informed AIG Dan Bahadur Karki of the Kathmandu Valley Police Office.

Shahi had joined the Nepal Army in 2074 BS but was expelled in 2075 BS after it was confirmed that he had submitted a fake driving license while serving as a driver.

A team deployed from the New Baneshwor Police Circle arrested Shahi. Police stated that he was identified from video footage showing him involved in vandalism, arson, and looting at the Gaushala Police Station during the Genji agitation on Bhadra 24.

Similarly, police investigations have found evidence that Shahi entered and looted the Global College in Baneshwor. Footage reportedly shows him taking a police motorcycle, right control gear, two trophies from Global College, a Ganesh idol from a vehicle dashboard, and a Canon DSLR camera.