KATHMANDU: Dec, 29: Police have arrested five persons who allegedly set the vehicle of Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport Prakash Jwala on fire at Balkumari in Lalitpur on Friday.

Central police spokesperson and Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Kuber Kadayat said that some youths torched the vehicle of Minister Jwala after they did not get the application form of the Employment Permit System.

“A group of agitating youths set the vehicle on fire. We have arrested five persons involved in the incident,” he said.