Incident Reports

SLMM protesters set truck on fire

2015-11-11

Madhes, Saptari, Hanumannagar Kankalini, Ward 2

Cadres of the Samyukta Loktantrik Madhesi Morcha (SLMM), which is launching a protest movement in the Tarai for over the past two months against the new constitution, torched a truck at the Koshi Barrage, Bhardaha-1 of Saptari District in the wee hours of Wednesday morning. The truck (Na 5 Kha 9162) heading towards the West from the East was carrying wheat flour. The SLMM cadres set fire to the truck at 3 am today, police said. The truck has been totally damaged in the arson attack. RSS 
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Collective
Primary Form Arson
Secondary Form Vandalism
Weapons Blunt weapon , Fire
Primary Cause Contestation over Constitution and federal restructuring
Actor 1 - Number of people 15
Actor 1 - Affiliations Madhes-based Parties
Actor 1 - Youth na
Actor 2 - Number of people 12
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Transport entrepreneurs/syndicate
Actor 2 - Youth na
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