Incident Reports

Ward chairman's son assaulted a Dalit youth in Jumla

2021-06-22

Karnali, Jumla, Sinja, Ward 6

Navin Buda, the son of Sinja rural municipality-6 ward chairperson Kali Bahadur Budha, is accused of assaulting a local Dalit youth who commented on his father's interview in various media on transportation and drinking water and other issues.

According to the victim, Birendra Nepali, the ward chairperson also insulted and threatened him on the phone. Then he was called to the chairman's office on June 22 at 4 pm to discuss the remarks made about his interview. The victim Nepali said that the ward chairperson was humiliating him about his caste.  While the discussion was going on, he said that Navin, the son of the ward president, came and slapped him. According to Birendra, the police refused to register the complaint regarding racial discrimination and beating.

Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Interpersonal
Primary Form Assault (small group)
Secondary Form Public humiliation
Weapons None
Primary Cause Issues related to freedom of expression and civil rights
Secondary Cause Related to discrimination against Dalits
Actor 1 - Number of people 2
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 1
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Dalit
Actor 2 - Youth na
National/Online Media

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