Incident Reports

Police and health workers injured in the attack by villagers in Kavre

2020-08-07

After the suicide of a young girl in quarantine in Kabrepalanchok, her relatives and villagers attacked the police and health workers saying that the incident took place due to the negligence of the quarantine management. They pelted stones at the health workers placed near the quarantine building. One policeman and two health workers are injured in the attack. A joint team of Area Police Banepa, Armed Police Force and District Police had reached the spot after the attack by the relatives and villager did not end. 

Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Interpersonal
Primary Form Assault (large group)
Weapons Other
Primary Cause Extra-judicial response related to perceived healthcare malpractice/after death of patient
Secondary Cause Healthcare Management
Actor 1 - Number of people 20
Actor 1 - Affiliations Mob (only Perpetrator)
Actor 1 - Youth unknown
Actor 2 - Number of people 10
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Health sector/health workers, doctors
Actor 2 - Youth unknown
Total Injured 3
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