JUMLA: A mini-truck was set ablaze by an unidentified group at Khalanga this morning.

The mini-truck (Na.2 Kha. 4602) was put on fire by sprinkling petrol in the driver's cabin, police said.

The locals put out the fire and informed police.

Cadres of the band enforcers are suspected to have carried out the arson. However, Jumla secretary of Nepal Communist Party (Biplav), Birsha Bahadur Shahi refuted it.

Meanwhile police have launched an investigation into the incident.

The banda called by the NCP brought traffic to a standstill in Jumla with academic institutions remaining shut as well.