Incident Reports

Sukhipur tense following abducted boy's murder

2015-06-04

Madhes, Siraha, Sukhipur

Angry locals in Sukhipur VDC have set fire on the house of local Dinesh Yadav alleging his involvement in the kidnapping and murdering ten-year-old Shrawan Kumar Bhandari who was found dead buried in a field. The situation in Sukhipur remained tense throughout Thursday evening due to the protest of the victim's relatives and locals. Police had to fire 5 warning shots to take the situation into control. Police also fired 6 shells of tear gas to disperse the protesters. Inspector Pradhumna Thapa of APF has sustained an injury in his head due to the protester's attack.

Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Interpersonal
Primary Form Group Clash
Secondary Form Arson
Weapons Small arms , Fire
Primary Cause Others
Secondary Cause Other non-economic personal issues (revenge, passion etc.)
Actor 1 - Number of people More than 30
Actor 1 - Affiliations Group of civilians (only Target)
Actor 1 - Youth unknown
Actor 2 - Number of people n/a
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Police
Actor 2 - Youth na
Total Injured 1
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