83 vehicles belonging to Eulens School were destroyed in the fire and a total loss of 1 billion 25 million rupees was incurred. Similarly, Global College has also suffered a loss of around 91 crores.
What you should know
After the death of 19 youths in Baneshwar in Gen-G movement on 23rd of Bhadra, curfew was imposed in Kathmandu Valley from the morning of 24th. Due to the previous day's incident and the curfew, Eulens School in Lalitpur Khumaltar started teaching students online.
Students, teachers were at home. Arson and vandalism started in various places from early morning. Teacher Sanjay Adhikari had left his private car at the school the previous day. He reached school around 9 am.
On the Satdobato-Khumaltar road and its inner road, there were buildings of Ulens School. He had left the car in the parking lot of the building facing the inner road . I went to see if the car could be taken out. Vandalism has already started in the building on the main road,' said the teacher officer, who was an eyewitness to the vandalism and arson of Eulens School, '40/50 people started the fire while watching.'
His residence was also near the school . He was sitting on the road box and watching all the scenes . Another small group came to the Eulens School building on the inner road . According to eyewitnesses, they were shouting abuse and moving forward. They used to call the school of "corrupt Arju Deuba Rana". Guard rooms started vandalizing .
The uncontrollable crowd carrying sticks and cubes in their hands was shouting. started vandalizing, I returned home,' he said. Until then, the school administration told the security guards to put their safety first, to save lives first. A circular was made to pay attention to stay safe .
As the crowd is increasing, a guard said that they were also on the side. The mob broke through the iron gates and entered. They were also obstructing the vehicles on the road. They weren't as old as Jen-ji. It was a (mature) group of those who were a little older,' said the guard, 'watching and setting fire to all the buildings.'
According to eyewitnesses, they were mostly carrying bags. They also brought petrol with them. The group that set Prachanda's house on fire is also being added. The crowd started increasing, he said.
The teacher officer came around the school again around 12 o'clock after black smoke started coming from the school . At that time, he said that he saw a terrible scene. Nirdakk burned down the school. There was no police. The fire brigade didn't even come," he said, "Someone was pelting stones. Some were smashing cars . The fire was burning so much that it could not go around.'
He returned home after seeing the scene. The school burned all day. Burn all AC, computers, refrigerators, smart boards, furniture in the school. All the students' records, educational materials, the desks and benches where the children sit were scratched. Around 6 pm, the teacher officer reached the school again. Looked from afar.
Remembering the scene at that time, he says- 'Smoke was coming from inside the school . My car has also been burnt to bring it to the side of the road. "Two cars in the parking lot were brought to the road and burnt," he said.
He saw that the lab and library of the school were burning. The arsonists were hanging there until the evening. Men and women were also raising slogans from time to time saying that children should not be killed,' he said.
According to him, in the evening, the crowds of the locals were also getting thicker . Some were working to break down the walls . On that occasion, the guards say that the materials left to burn were looted . According to the school, the laptop, sofa, smart board and table inside the drawer were stolen.
"Even after bringing the vehicle, they looted the material," said the guard. Initially, a group of 40/50 people vandalized, but later up to 3/400 people participated in vandalism, arson and looting. On the morning of the 25th, the officer approached the school again. He said that there was a strong smell at that time.
'The fire was burning all night long . "When the thing that burns is over, it goes out by itself," he said. He said that the locals had heard that people were entering the school all night long and taking away the goods. It was not possible to enter the school. There was ash everywhere . "I saw a lot of abuse written on the wall," he said.
On the 24th of Bhadra, five buildings at Khumaltar, three buildings at Eulens School Bansbari and the outdoor learning center of the school at Nala in Kavre were destroyed, according to Eulens Foundation. Eulens is a non-profit company run school.
83 vehicles have been destroyed by fire, and the foundation has informed that the damage worth one billion 25 million rupees has been done. The studies of about 1500 students have been affected and the employment of more than 500 employees has been directly affected.
91 crore damage in Global College
On the same day, Global College in Madhyabaneshwar was also set on fire. Around 5:30 a crowd entered, shouting yes. A 19-year-old college student, Shreyam Choulagai, was shot dead at the Gen-G demonstration the previous day (Bhadr 23).
Online classes started the next day, but some teachers and staff were still in the college premises in grief. Bavuram Subedi, head of operations of the college, said that the mob entered by breaking the main gate.
'We were inside the college . Suddenly there was a riot. A large group entered from outside and started arson and vandalism,' he said, 'we did not do this, and the guards were also beaten up.'
'After vandalizing and setting fire, we came out . The rods were carried . At the same time, fire started burning in all the 3 buildings of the college, said Subedi.
The administration says that there was also a robbery in the college on that occasion. We gave up on the police administration. No one came. We were hiding around until 1 am," he said. After the news that the army would be deployed at night, those involved in vandalism and arson ran away. He said that the fire burned till the morning of 25th.
'There were as many as 30 gas cylinders . All of them burning 100% damage was done, he said. The college has made a preliminary estimate of 92 crores of damage . He added- "Eight cars and motorcycles were burnt. Library, lab, classrooms are nothing left," he said, "They took everything they could carry." They destroyed as much fire as they could not carry.'
Global College has given a festive holiday to the students of classes 11 and 12 by teaching them online for a few days after the fire in the educational building. Principal Ambadatta Joshi said that 4000 students are studying in the college.
