Maoists call strike to protest 'Saddam's' death
Indo-Asian News Service


Kathmandu, Jan 9 (IANS) Nepal's Maoist guerrillas have called an indefinite transport shutdown in three southern districts from Sunday to protest against the alleged killing of "Saddam Hussein".

Media reports said life was disrupted in Bara, Parsa and Rautahat, three districts near the Indian border, with the communist rebels announcing a shutdown to protest against the killing of a leader of their self-styled "People's Militia", known only by his nom de guerre Saddam Hussain.

Five passenger buses defying the closure call and heading towards Kathmandu were stopped by the rebels who abducted nearly 200 passengers, media reports said.

The whereabouts of the abducted is not yet known. Fresh violence was also reported from midwest Nepal, with at least three Maoists being killed.

Media reports said around 8 a.m., security forces clashed with the guerrillas in Dailekh district, a troubled spot for over a month, resulting in the death of three insurgents.

The outlawed guerrillas Sunday confirmed they had suffered another loss with security forces arresting Saturday their "valley coordinator", a man only known as Aditya.

Aditya's arrest is a setback for the underground organisation that saw its earlier valley coordinator "Prashanta" arrested just about a month ago.

Subsequently, Prashanta reportedly committed suicide in detention, hanging himself by his shoelaces.


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dude, it's a nepali maoist nicknamed saddam hussein they are talking about.

LOL!

Hahahahahahah :)

I am just wondering why Maoists did not react on Prashant's sucide?
Reason many people guess: Maoist paid money to some army personnel
to kill Prashant at custody making a drama of sucide, because Maoists
were scared of Prashant Himself, who might release information to the
other side of RNA..... its just a guess / rumor ..... hawa nabagi paat
hallina.

GP

It really sounded fishy when they said that Prashant killed himself hanging on the window with the help of a shoe lace. I donno if the maoists paid the army for this..but I have a strong feeling that the Army send himto SAHEED GATE.

If RNA had killed him without consent of maoist leadership, you would
have read series of writings on NepaliPost.com. NepaliPost.com is also
silent and Nepal's human rightists are also silent..... Harke-dai is also
silent on this subject..... hahahah .....

So, ....

GP