Incident Reports

APF personnel manhandle journo

2017-03-23

Lumbini, Banke, Nepalgunj

The Armed Police Force(APF) personnel posted at the Nepal-India border in Nepalgunj allegedly manhandled a local journalist while she was returning from across the Indian border town of Rupaidiha on Thursday. Kamala Nepali, who works for a FM station in Nepalgunj, has accused the APF personnel of manhandling her for no apparent reason. The Banke chapter of the Federation of Nepali Journalists has condemned the incident and demanded investigation into the case.
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Nonviolent
Collective / Interpersonal Interpersonal
Primary Form Threat/intimidation
Primary Cause Other non-economic personal issues (revenge, passion etc.)
Actor 1 - Number of people 1
Actor 1 - Affiliations Police
Actor 1 - Youth unknown
Actor 2 - Number of people 1
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Journalist/Media
Actor 2 - Youth unknown
National/Online Media , Local Newspaper - Banke

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