The Ceasefire Monitoring Committee (CMC) has said that the army vehicles that arrived in Gajuri from Birgunj Tuesday evening were not carrying arms and ammunition.

Talking to Nepalnews after carrying out a preliminary investigation in Gajuri, Tara Nath Dahal, one of the members of the CMC said no arms were found in the army vehicles. He also added that the CMC is continuing its investigation.

A team of the monitoring committee had reached Gajuri this morning after the Maoists claimed that arms and ammunitions had arrived in Gajuri, Dhading at 9 p.m. Tuesday.

When contacted by Nepalnews, the Directorate of Public Relations of the NA also stated that no arms have been imported.

The Maoists have claimed that the government imported arms in four armoured carriers, 20 mini trucks, 2 trucks and five jeeps.

Deputy commander of the Maoist army, Barsha Man Pun aka Ananta, who had reached Gajuri prior to the monitoring committee team, said the Maoists still suspect that arms have been imported. He has urged the UN to verify it immediately. Maoist activists have reached the NA’s Gajuri barracks to prevent the weapons from reaching Kathmandu, reports said.

It was reported last week that a large amount of arms and ammunitions landed at Ahamedabad of Gujarat, India, on a Ukrainian airliner.

Meanwhile, the Maoist cadres have organised demonstrations in Kathmandu and major towns in the country saying that the government imported arms violating the code of conduct.