June 12: Ncell has expressed its sadness over the arson and sabotage of its telecom infrastructures. Some unidentified groups set Ncell's 10 base stations (BTS) on fire on June 11, damaging important infrastructure in Salyan, Dang, Kaski, Jhapa, Myagdi, Dhankua, Morang, Baglung and Gorkha districts. Issuing a press statement, the company said, "Attacks on critical infrastructure that serving people with highly essential communications services is unlawful and serious offence. Ncell would like to request all concerned to refrain from such activities."

The company informs that after the arsons and sabotages, about 250,000 its customers have become networkless. Mahendra Bhattachan, security director of Ncell said, “After this attack, the rights on network access of public have been violated." Ncell also appeals to the authorities for their support to uphold essential services law so that highly essential services are not disturbed.

“We would also like to request all to be cautious towards such unruly activities that could affect Ncell’s 14 million customers directly indirectly,” said Milan Sharma, Corporate Communications Expert of Ncell.