2022-07-07
Jitendra Mahato, a local of Bardibas-9, was allegedly physically assaulted by Ghuran Mahato, a ward chairperson of the same municipality on July 7. According to the victim, the ward chairperson verbally abused him in the ward office when he had gone there to collect recommendations for COVID-19 relief for his aunt and other locals. Jitendra alleged that the accused started to capture video from his phone and when he requested the ward chairperson to stop recording, the ward chairperson slapped him.
The ward chairperson stated that he had not physically assaulted Jitendra, instead he accused Jitendra of assaulting him.
Violent / Non-violent | Violent |
Onesided / Twosided | Onesided |
Collective / Interpersonal | Interpersonal |
Primary Form | Assault (small group) |
Weapons | None |
Primary Cause | Other non-economic personal issues (revenge, passion etc.) |
Actor 1 - Number of people | 1 |
Actor 1 - Affiliations | Local authorities (incl VDC, district, gov. line agencies at local level except education and health) |
Actor 1 - Youth | unknown |
Actor 2 - Number of people | 1 |
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Citizen/Individuals |
Actor 2 - Youth | unknown |
THE NEPAL PEACE MONITOR ANNUAL REVIEW: 2020
October 25, 2021
Human Trafficking / LGBT+ Rights / GBV / Political / Children’s Rights / Senior Citizens’ Rights / HRD Issues / Human Rights / Interpersonal Violence / Governance / Covid-19 / Civic-Space / PwD
The Nepal Peace Monitor Annual Review: 2019
May 24, 2020
GBV / Political / Dalit / Human Rights / Interpersonal Violence / Governance