Cadres of the Communist Party of Nepal- Maoist (CPN Maoist) on Saturday said they set on a vehicle of Indian Embassy on fire. However, embassy officials and Police refuted the claim.

The vehicle, which had nobody in it, was parked at the Indian embassy premises. 

CPN Maoist cadres claimed that they burnt the vehicle and smashed its window panes to protest India's blockade of road transport of supplies of food items and other commodities to Nepal. 

The Indian embassy said the vehicle belonged to one of its employees.

Both embassy officials and police refuted the claim of the CPN Maoist, led by Netra Bikram Chand, and said the vehicle caught fire due to a technical fault.

Meanwhile, the CPN Maoist has called banda on Sunday to protest India's blockade.