A trader in Krishnanagar Municipality-2, Kapilvastu, attempted to set himself on fire on Tuesday after police seized a pickup carrying rice during a market inspection. Mahesh Agrahari, who runs a grocery shop on Bank Road, poured kerosene over his body and tried to ignite it, saying he had been treated unfairly during the inspection. Police said the pickup was handed over to the customs office after the inspection team could not find the required documents.
Dispute during market inspection
The incident followed an inspection by a special team of the Lumbini Province Police in Krishnanagar. During the operation, officers seized a pickup transporting rice. The seizure prompted Agrahari to protest, and he said the way he had been treated was unfair, according to reports by Nepal Press and Ratopati.
Agrahari runs a grocery shop on Bank Road in Krishnanagar Municipality-2. During the dispute, he poured kerosene on his body and attempted to set himself alight. The reported account connects his action to the pickup’s seizure and his allegation of unfair treatment during the inspection. The available details do not establish further circumstances surrounding the confrontation.
Police cite missing documents
Police said the special team seized the pickup because the required documents were not found. After the seizure, the team handed the vehicle over to the customs office for further action. The reports do not specify which documents were missing or provide further details about the rice’s ownership, origin or intended destination.
The handover means the matter was referred to the customs office after the police inspection. Police described the absence of required paperwork as the reason for transferring the pickup to the customs authority. No further decision by the customs office is included in the available account.
Questions remain about the incident
Agrahari’s stated grievance was that he had been treated unfairly during the inspection. The police explanation, meanwhile, focused on the missing documents and the subsequent handover of the vehicle to customs. The two accounts describe the central points of the dispute, but the information available does not provide additional details about what was said or done during the inspection.
The reports also do not state whether Agrahari suffered injuries, whether he was taken for medical treatment, or what happened immediately after he attempted to ignite the kerosene. Those details remain unconfirmed in the published accounts. News of Nepal also reported the incident in Krishnanagar.
The immediate issues reported are the seizure of the rice-carrying pickup, the police team’s claim that required documents were unavailable, and Agrahari’s protest over what he described as unfair treatment. The customs office was to take further action regarding the vehicle after receiving it from the police team.
