Incident Reports

Chand's cadres try to disrupt voting in Kharpunath, Humla

2017-05-14

Karnali, Humla, Kharpunath, Ward 5

Cadres of Netra Bikram Chand led CPN has tried to disrupt voting in a polling station of Humla district. A small group of cadres of the CPN reached the polling station at the Kharku Nath Rural Municipality Ward 5 and tried to cast votes despite they were not registered voters in the village. As cadres from other parties tried to stop them, another group of CPN cadres threw stones at the polling station from a nearby hill. At least three people sustained injuries as stones hit on their body parts. Though the CPN itself has not participated in the election process, its cadres in Humla have filed independent candidacies in some villages of the district. The clash has stopped and the security forces are trying to control the situation. Local administration has mobilized additional force to the polling station and the additional force is on the way to the polling station. हुम्लाको खर्कुनाथ गाउपालिका ५ स्थित मतदान केन्द्रमा नेत्र विक्रम चन्द नेतृत्वको नेकपा माओवादीले ढुङ्गा मुढा प्रहार गरेको छ । ढुङ्गामुढा प्रहारपछि त्यहाको मतदान केहीवेर प्रभावित भएको थियो । निर्वाचन प्रक्रीयालाई माओवादीले विथोल्ने प्रयास गरेपछि प्रहरीले माओवादी कार्यकर्ताविरुद्ध गोली प्रहार गरको छ ।
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Collective
Primary Form Assault (small group)
Secondary Form Program Interference/Obstruction
Weapons Blunt weapon
Primary Cause Election-related incident
Actor 1 - Number of people 10
Actor 1 - Affiliations CPN (Maoist Center) and affiliated org
Actor 1 - Youth unknown
Actor 2 - Number of people NA
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Group of civilians (only Target)
Actor 2 - Youth na
Total Injured 3
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