In yet another case of excessive use of force by police in Nepal, a Madhesi was shot dead on 30 June 2019. Saroj Narayan Singh alias ‘Deban’ lost his life and three persons were seriously injured when police fired shots at protesters. THRD Alliance monitored and documented the incident (see the details below). Our monitoring found that the police used excessive force in this incident in response to the stone pelting by the protesters. Firing of tear gas canisters and firing of shots into the air had dispersed th...