Incident Reports

Jumla women agitate against theft of statues from temple

2016-12-01

Karnali, Jumla, Chandannath

Jumla remains tensed as no progress has been made on the investigation of the theft of statues from Chandannath temple even after five days. The locals of Jumla are angry for no progress in the case. The women of Jumla have started agitation against the delay of actions in the statue stealing case. They staged a sit-in at District Administration Office for one hour on Thursday demanding action against the thief. They also started throwing stones after which the police had to use its power which made the situation more tensed. 
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Collective
Primary Form Assault (large group)
Secondary Form Demonstration
Weapons Blunt weapon
Primary Cause Issues related to freedom of expression and civil rights
Actor 1 - Number of people 100
Actor 1 - Affiliations Protesters/demonstrators
Actor 1 - Youth unknown
Actor 2 - Number of people 24
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Police
Actor 2 - Youth unknown
Local Newspaper - Jumla

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