Incident Reports

Youths vandalise Seti Zonal Hospital

2017-03-13

Sudurpashchim, Kailali, Dhangadhi

A group of local youths vandalized Seti Zonal Hospital, accusing hospital management of delaying treatment of their relative yesterday night. The group of youths destroyed the counter of the emergency ward, smashed windows and computers and broke the doors at the hospital. Police said the incident occurred when the youths took Dipendra Budha, 25, to the hospital after a bus hit the bike that Budha was riding at Phulbari in Kailali yesterday night. Chief of the emergency ward Krishna Bohora said that Budha died as soon as he was brought to the hospital. “But the youths started to demolish the hospital saying that treatment of the critically injured was delayed,” he added. Health workers said that youths under the influence of alcohol had also misbehaved with them. They added that the drunk youths had also threatened them. Meanwhile, SP Bir Bahadur Budhamagar of District Police Office, Kailali, said 12 youths involved in the incident have been arrested.
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Interpersonal
Primary Form Vandalism
Weapons Unclear
Primary Cause Extra-judicial response related to perceived healthcare malpractice/after death of patient
Actor 1 - Number of people 6
Actor 1 - Affiliations Family/relative
Actor 1 - Youth unknown
Actor 2 - Number of people NA
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Health sector/health workers, doctors
Actor 2 - Youth na
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