A vehicle belonging to Nepali Congress candidate in Nuwakot district has been torched by unidentified group on Friday night.

The Scorpio SUV (Ba 11 Cha 3499) of NC's candidate for Shivapuri Village Council Chair Ram Krishna Thapa was set it on fire, said Inspector Jitendra Basnet of District Police Office, Nuwakot.

RSS reported SUV was parked at Shivalaya area of Panchakanya Village Council – 5 after being used during an election campaign when it was set on fire at around 11 pm.

Meanwhile, in Dhading a vehicle used in CPN-UML's election campaign was been set on fire at Thankre Village Council this morning.

A jeep with registration plate no – Ba 9 Cha 8929 – was attacked at 1:30 am at Sangramtar locality. The vehicle was parked inside the premises of the residence of Raj Kumar Poudel, a UML candidate for Ward Chair of Thankre – 2.

A group of three persons is learnt to have vandalized the vehicle and doused it with petrol before setting it on fire.