Two drivers of night buses were arrested at New Bus Park in Kathmandu during a drunk-driving check by the Kathmandu Valley Traffic Police Office, while five other drivers were actioned in a separate drug-impaired driving case in Makwanpur along the Hetauda-Kathmandu road section. The Kathmandu arrests followed allegations that the drivers had consumed alcohol before driving their buses; the Makwanpur case involved suspected driving under the influence of drugs.
Arrests at Kathmandu’s New Bus Park
A team from the Kathmandu Valley Traffic Police Office took the two night-bus drivers into custody while carrying out an alcohol check at New Bus Park. The drivers were accused of operating night buses after consuming alcohol. The available reports do not identify the drivers or bus operators, or specify the routes the buses were due to travel.
The incident concerns drivers responsible for night-bus journeys, but the information released in the reports does not detail whether passengers were aboard when the checks took place. Nor does it provide results from alcohol tests, the time of the operation, or further information about the drivers’ legal status after their arrest.
The arrests were part of a traffic-police check focused on driving after alcohol consumption. The Gorkhapatra report and Ratopati report both report the two drivers’ arrest at New Bus Park.
Separate action against drivers in Makwanpur
In a separate case, five drivers were actioned in Makwanpur for driving under the influence of drugs. The action was reported along the Hetauda-Kathmandu road section. The available information does not say whether the five drivers were operating buses or other types of vehicles, or specify the measures taken against them.
The Makwanpur case involved suspected drug impairment, while the Kathmandu arrests concerned alleged alcohol consumption. The two incidents were reported separately and took place in different locations. No further details have been provided about how the drivers in Makwanpur were identified, the type of drug involved, or whether any passengers were affected.
Details not disclosed
The reports provide the locations and the number of drivers involved, but do not include information about the drivers’ identities, the outcome of any tests, or subsequent proceedings. They also do not give a date or a fuller account of the checks. The Kathmandu Valley Traffic Police Office team is identified as the unit that arrested the two night-bus drivers at New Bus Park; the summary of the Makwanpur case does not specify which agency took action there.
The reported cases involve two distinct allegations: driving night buses after consuming alcohol in Kathmandu and driving under the influence of drugs in Makwanpur. Further details about enforcement measures or the status of the cases were not available in the reports.
