Incident Reports

Two arrested for assaulting election assistant

2017-09-17

Madhes, Siraha, Dhangadhimai, Ward 1

Police have arrested duo for physically assaulting election assistant at the polling center of Dhangadhi-1 on September 16. Those arrested have been identified as Dinesh Kumar Mahato, 24 and Ram Sharan Chaudhary, 25. The duo assaulted Bikran Yadav of Dhangadhi-5 who was assisting Election Officer during the election at the polling center. According to the police, Yadav was beaten up outside the polling center following a dispute while distributing voters ID card. धनगढीमाई नपा-१ को मतदान केन्द्रमा मतदान अधिकृतले सहयोगको लागि खटाएको कर्मचारीलाई कुटपिट गरेको आरोपमा प्रहरीले धनगढीमाई नपा-१ का २४ वर्षीय दिनेशकुमार महतो र वडा नम्बर-२ का २५ वर्षीय रामशरण चौधरीलाई भदौ ३१ गते गिरफ्तार गरेको छ । धनगढीमाइ नपा-५ का विक्रम यादवलाई भदौ ३१ गते आरोपितहरूले कुटपिट गरेको भन्दै इलाका प्रहरी कार्यालय धनगढीका प्रहरीले गिरफ्तार गरी इलाका प्रहरी कार्यालय लहानमा बुझाएका थिए । मतदाता परिचयपत्र बाँड्ने क्रममा भएको सामान्य विवादलाई लिएर कर्मचारी मतदान केन्द्रबाहिर निस्केको बेला कुटपिट गरेको इलाका प्रहरी कार्यालय लहानका डिएसपी हिराबहादुर पाण्डेले बताए ।
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Interpersonal
Primary Form Assault (small group)
Weapons None
Primary Cause Election-related incident
Actor 1 - Number of people 2
Actor 1 - Affiliations Citizen/Individuals
Actor 1 - Youth youth
Actor 2 - Number of people 1
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Other state institutions
Actor 2 - Youth unknown
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