Incident Reports

Friends, kin of murdered man clash with police

2017-02-26

Sudurpashchim, Bajhang, Jaya Prithivi

The Bajhang District Police Office was surrounded by the friends and relatives of Dinesh Bohara, who was killed in a brawl at Daulichaur, on Sunday. They demanded the police to hand over the accused who was in custody. DSP Narendra Chand said the villagers hurled stones at police personnel who, in turn, resorted to lathicharge. Fourteen police officers and 22 villagers were hurt in the incident. Police also fired two warning shots. Dinesh had died in a fight with Dipendra Bohara on Saturday. (PR)
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Twosided
Collective / Interpersonal Collective
Primary Form Group Clash
Weapons Blunt weapon
Primary Cause Extra-judicial response to crime
Actor 1 - Number of people 25
Actor 1 - Affiliations Citizen/Individuals
Actor 1 - Youth unknown
Actor 2 - Number of people 20
Actor 2 - Affiliation Police
Actor 2 - Youth unknown
Total Injured 24
National/Online Media , Local Newspaper - Kanchanpur

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