Kathmandu, Mar. 6:Minister for Home Purna Bahadur Khadka has said that as violence, murder and terror does not solve any problem but complicates them further the government calls for giving up these kinds of activities and holding talks to reach a peaceful solution which will be in the interest of the nation.

Responding to queries raised on law and order situation by mps at the House of Representatives today, Home Minister Khadka said,”as constituting a separate armed police services within the Nepal police has found to be relevant, a task force has already been constituted to provide suggestions for determining the  organisational structure and responsibilities of the police.”

Mr Khadka informed the House that since the 16th session of Parliament, 28 people and 53 police personnel have been killed in ambush of the terrorists while 158 terrorists died in entcounters with the police.

He added “Since 2052 B.S., 187 local people and 144 police personnel have died in ambush of the terrorists while 174 terrorists died in encounters with police and two terrorists were killed in encounter with the local people bringing the total number of people killed to 120.

Informing that 3,778 of the 5,374 persons arrested in connection with terrorist activities have been released and action initiated against 1,596 persons, Home Minister Khadka said that police had seized country-made guns, 12 bore guns, 117 locally made pistols, twelve 303 rifles, seven revolvers, 25 pieces of grenades, 453 hand bombs, 95 pipe bombs, 187 socket bombs, 22 pieces of pressure cooker bombs, 403 kg of gelatin, etc.

He also informed that property worth about Rs 110 million had been damaged in terrorist activities so far.

Stating that nine police personnels were killed and 10 others injured in an attack of a group of terrorists on a police striking force at Raralihi of Jumla district on the night of January 3, Mr Khadka said that the terrorists had taken away 17 303 rifles, two pieces of shot guns, two magnum rifles and three pistols from the police.

On the same night, the terrorists raided the Rastriya Banijya Bank located at Falebas of Parbat district and absconded with Rs 2.2 million in cash and jewelry, he added.

The Home Minister said that seven local people and two terrorists were killed in an encounter between police and terrorists which took place at Kalika Primary School located at  ward No. 3 Dugala of Dhaku vdc in Achham district on January 14. Two muskets, four hand bombs, one kilogram of gunpowder, five pairs of combat clothes and two dungarees were found at the site of the incident, he added.

Mr Khadka said that six police personnels were killed and five others injured in a booby-trap set up by terrorists at ward No. 8 Piple of Khalanga vdc of Jajarkot at 09:30 a.m. on January 14. The terrorist took away eight 303 rifles,one 22 magnum rifle, one pistol and one communication set from the same place, he added.

The Home Minister said that three police personnels and five terrorists were killed and eight police personnels injured in an encounter which took place between police and terrorists after the terrorists bombed the Kalimati Rampur Ilaka police office of Salyan district on February 26. The terrorist took away some arms and a communications set, he added.

Mr Khadka said that five police personnels were killed and two others injured in a booby-trap set up by terrorists at ward No. 1 of Bhalayakharka vdc in Lamjung district on February 9.

The Home Minister said that of the total 39 policemen and a servant based at the Ilaka police office of Ghartigaun in Rolpa district, one police inspector, 15 police personnel and a servant were killed when a group of about 200 terrorists bombed the Ilaka police and an encounter took place between the police and terrorists for a few hours on February 19.

Five rifles and one shot gun was destroyed in the fire and the terrorists fled away with 32 pieces of 303 rifles, three magnum rifles, two pistols and one shot gun, and Rs 1.2 million belonging to the police personnel and Rs 335,550 sanctioned for construction of the Ilaka police office, Mr Khadka said.

Stating that the terrorist had used No. 36 grenades, Mr Khadka said that shells of the ammunition used by the terrorists found at the site of the incident indicates that they were using powerful modern weapons.

The Home Minister informed the house that six houses and seven cowsheds were burnt at Khara vdc of Rukum district on March 3 when police fired on terrorists and bombed the houses where the terrorists were hiding and firing on police personnel. One policeman of killed in the incident, he added.

He said that the bodies of four of the 17 people killed in the encounter have not yet to be indentified. Seven of those killed were wearing blue dungarees used by the police force.

Nine muskets, 300 meters of electric wire, two meters of fuse wire, one kilogram of gunpowder, three pieces of detonators, nine pieces of cape and eight Khukuris used by the terrorists have been recovered from the site of the incident, the Home Minister said.

Mr Khadka said that four police personnel including head constable were injured in an encounter between police and terrorists after a group of about 200 terrorists attacked the Ilaka Police office at Binayak of Achham district on March 3.

Stating that assistant sub-inspector Devi Chand Thakuri and sub-inspector Uttam Bahadur Chand were kidnapped by the terrorists from the Ilaka police office, he said that the terrorists escaped with eleven 303 rifles, one magnum rifle, two pistols, one revolver and one high frequency comunication set.

A massive search has been launched for the two kidnapped police personnels, the Home Minister said.

Mr Khadka said that the terrorists also raided the Nepal Bank Limited located at the same place and absconded with five 12 bore guns, cash and other goods worth about Rs 7.6 million.

He said that a group of terrorists raided the Rastriya Banijya Bank sub-branch office located at Hatiya vdc in Baglung district and burnt official documents on March 5.

The Home Minister said that the terrorists had killed one teacher in Nawalarasi on December 31, two employees in Rolpa on January 10, one person in Rolpa on January 12, one person in Surkhet on January 14, one person in Rolpa on January 15, one person in Kavre on January 16, one person in Kapilvastu on January 27, two persons in Rukum on February 3, one person in Sindhuli on February 14, one person in Acham on February 15, one person in Kalikot on February 18, one person in Jajarkot on February 19, and one person each in Kavre, Okhaldhunga and Sindhupalchowk on February 24.

The Home Minister informed the House that 73 terrorists were killed during encounters with the security personnels in Rukum, Rolpa, Jajarkot, Salyan, Kalikot, Sindhuli, Gorkha, Achham and Siraha districts.

Mr Khadka said that the three-member investigation committee constituted under the chairmanship of the joint secretary at the Home Ministry to make an on the spot investigation of the incidents which took place at Raralihi of Jumla district, Dhaku vdc of Achham district, Rampur Kalimati of Salyan district, Ghartigaun of Rolpa district and Khara of Rukum district on different dates and to submit a report within 15 days has already commenced its work.