Incident Reports

Arrested on the charges of caste based discrimination in Kaski

2016-07-27

Gandaki, Kaski, Pokhara Lekhnath, Ward 5

Police arrested 46-years-old Sushma Khanal of Pokhara Sub-metropolis-5 on August 8 on the charges of discriminating 31-year-old Prakash Pariyar on the basis of his caste. She was charged for discriminating Prakash Pariyar who was living in a rented room belonging to Khanal. The victim lodged a complaint against her at District Police Office on August 7 for caste discriminating against him on July 27. Pariyar said that he was told to vacate the room by the accused him of being from a lower caste. The victim has also requested INSEC regional office and NHRC to provide him justice.
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Nonviolent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Interpersonal
Primary Form Public humiliation
Primary Cause Related to discrimination against Dalits
Actor 1 - Number of people 1
Actor 1 - Affiliations Citizen/Individuals
Actor 1 - Youth noyouth
Actor 2 - Number of people 1
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Citizen/Individuals
Actor 2 - Youth noyouth
INSEC

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