Incident Reports

Locals demand compensation after man drowns in pit

2017-10-14

Sudurpashchim, Kanchanpur, Mahakali, Ward 5

Locals and relatives of Govinda Bohara, who drowned in a pit at Mahakali Municipality-5, staged demonstrations in front of the municipality office with the body on Saturday. The area remained tense throughout the day. The demonstrators put the body in front of the municipality office and demanded compensation to the victim’s family. Security personnel resorted to baton charge and lobbed three teargas canisters after the protesters started vandalising the office. Bohara, 25, drowned in the pit that was made during the construction of a bridge at Bhatti Nala area on Friday. The protesters later called off the agitation after the contractor company of the under-construction bridge agreed to provide insurance amount.
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Interpersonal
Primary Form Violent demonstration
Weapons Blunt weapon
Primary Cause Others types of mob justice
Secondary Cause Issues related to legal action and access to justice
Actor 1 - Number of people 25
Actor 1 - Affiliations Citizen/Individuals
Actor 1 - Youth unknown
Actor 2 - Number of people 10
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Police
Actor 2 - Youth unknown
National/Online Media , Local Newspaper - Kanchanpur

0 Comments