Ratnanagar (Chitwan), July 25: A truck carrying medicinal supplies was torched at Ratnanagar of Chitwan this morning.

An unidentified group set the truck ablaze at Nipani intersection at around 1:30 am today. The truck’s front part has burned down while some medicines have been destroyed, District Police Office, Chitwan said.

The group torched the Kathmandu-bound truck with registration number plate, Na 5 Kha 7432, said Chitwan’s Superintendent of Police (SP), Basanta Kunwar. The truck was transporting supplies from Birgunj.

The police have launched necessary investigation into the incident. As the police reached the site on time further damages were avoided.

The police have started escorting the vehicles heading to their destinations from the district with the rumour of a general strike sowing fear among the travellers.

The vehicles coming towards Chitwan and heading outside are being provided police escort, SP Kunwar confirmed. RSS