Incident Reports

Clash in polling center in Dolakha

2017-05-14

Bagmati, Dolakha, Tamakoshi, Ward 5

There was a clash between cadres of NC and CPN UML in polling centre at Janajyoti Secondary School of Tamakoshi Village council-5 after both both parties attempted to restrict voters to cast their votes. Police fired three rounds of fire to control the mob. In firing, Lila Khadka of same village council was injured. She is receiving treatment at Kirnetaar Health Post according to the police. The election has been postponed in this polling centre after the clash. Meanwhile, in polling centre at Tribhuwan Secondary School at Melung Village Council-6 CPN UML cadres were chased by the cadres of NC and Msoist centre. They were even deprived of voting. दोलखाको तामाकोशी गाउँपालिका ५ स्थित जनज्योति माविमा रहेको मतदान केन्द्रमा नेकपा माओवादी केन्द्र तथा नेपाली काङ्ग्रेस र नेकपा एमाले कार्यकर्ता बिच वैशाख ३१ गते झडप भएको छ । मतदाताहरूलाई मतदान गर्न दुवै पक्षले अवरोध गर्ने क्रममा उनीहरुबिच झडप भएको हो । झडपलाई नियन्त्रणमा लिन प्रहरीले तीन राउण्ड हवाई फायर गरेको छ । हवाई फायरको गोली लागेर तामाकोशी गाउँपालिका ५ की लिला खड्का घाइते भएकी छिन् । उनको किर्नेटार स्वास्थ्य चौकीमा उपचार भइरको प्रहरीले जनाएको छ । सो मतदान केन्द्रमा हाललाई मतदान स्थगित गरिएको छ ।
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Twosided
Collective / Interpersonal Collective
Primary Form Group Clash
Weapons Unclear
Primary Cause Election-related incident
Actor 1 - Number of people 6
Actor 1 - Affiliations Nepali Congress and affiliated org
Actor 1 - Youth unknown
Actor 2 - Number of people 6
Actor 2 - Affiliation UML and affiliated org
Actor 2 - Youth unknown
Total Injured 1
Female Injured 1
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