2020-08-12
A clash broke out between the police team and the locals of Rajpur municipality after the locals obstructed the team from the District Police Office who went to seize smuggled buffaloes by pelting them with stones. Police had gone to recover 58 buffaloes brought from the hidden way of Kudiya Bazzar of Rautahat bordering India. According to Bharat Shrestha, spokesperson of the District Police Office, police fired 8 shells of tear gas, and 4 rounds of warning shots in the air to control the situation. Police found no buffaloes in the area. Police suspect that the locals hid the buffaloes from the place by obstructing the police.
Violent / Non-violent | Violent |
Onesided / Twosided | Twosided |
Collective / Interpersonal | Interpersonal |
Primary Form | Group Clash |
Weapons | Blunt weapon |
Primary Cause | Law and Order Violence |
Actor 1 - Number of people | More than 10 |
Actor 1 - Affiliations | Local authorities (incl VDC, district, gov. line agencies at local level except education and health) |
Actor 1 - Youth | na |
Actor 2 - Number of people | More than 30 |
Actor 2 - Affiliation | Police |
Actor 2 - Youth | unknown |
THE NEPAL PEACE MONITOR ANNUAL REVIEW: 2020
October 25, 2021
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