Incident Reports
One injured in khukuri attack in Kathmandu
2019-07-08
Police arrested 49-year-old Prakash Khadka on Monday afternoon on the charge of attacking 36-year-old Tukraj Poudel with a khukuri over an economic dispute. Both Khadka and Poudel live in Kathmandu Metropolitan-28, Newplaza.
A team of police deployed from Metropolitan Police Circle, Singhadurbar, arrested Khadka with the khukuri as soon as they received information about the incident.
The injured is receiving treatment at the Model Hospital in Bagbazar. Further investigation is underway.
Details and Impacts
| Violent / Non-violent | Violent |
| Onesided / Twosided | Onesided |
| Collective / Interpersonal | Interpersonal |
| Primary Form | Assault (small group) |
| Weapons | None |
| Primary Cause | Disputes over inheritance, debt, land and other economic disputes |
| Actor 1 - Number of people | 1 |
| Actor 1 - Affiliations | Citizen/Individuals |
| Actor 1 - Youth | noyouth |
| Actor 2 - Number of people | 1 |
| Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Citizen/Individuals |
| Actor 2 - Youth | noyouth |
| Total Injured | 1 |
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