2020-05-09
Police have arrested 33 students staging protest against the Indian move of unilateral opening of a link road to Mansarobar, Tibet, via Nepali territory. The students carrying placards and national flags staged protest in front of the Kathmandu based Indian Embassy today.
According to Metropolitan Police Circle chief SSP Shyam Lal Gyawali, they were arrested on the charge of violating the ongoing lockdown. The student organization close to the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) had launched the protest. The arrested are Sudesh Parajuli, Yahu Lama, and Mahesh Shrestha among others.
Violent / Non-violent | Nonviolent |
Primary Form | Demonstration |
Secondary Form | Detention of Protesters |
Primary Cause | Other political issues |
Secondary Cause | Freedom of Assembly |
Actor 1 - Number of people | 50 |
Actor 1 - Affiliations | UML and affiliated org |
Actor 1 - Youth | unknown |
Actor 2 - Number of people | N |
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Government and civil servants at central level |
Actor 2 - Youth | na |