Incident Reports

Dainik Patra: Traffic Police beats E-rickshaw driver

2017-11-02

Lumbini, Rupandehi, Butwal, Ward 11

Traffic Police have beaten an E-rickshaw driver in Butwal on Thursday. Durga Bhusal, who was riding a rickshaw numbered Na 1 Ha 7507. Bhusal was beaten by Officer Navin Bhandari in Nepalgunj Road near Tinau bridge, Butwal. Bhusal has incurred injury in his face. Bhusal was driving E-rickshaw since last 3/4 months. Local E-rickshaw drivers complained that traffic police have been mistreating the drivers for quite some time now. They also added that they will start protesting if traffic police continue this ill behaviour. ट्राफिक प्रहरीले बुटवलमा ई-रिक्सा चालकलाई कुटपिट गरेको छ। डिउटीमा रहेका पश्चिम छेत्रीय ट्राफिक प्रहरी कार्यालयका प्रहरी जवान नवीन भण्डारीले ना १ ह ७५०७ नम्बरको विद्युतीय रिक्सा चलाउने दुर्गा भुसाललाई बिहीबार दिउँसो बुटवल नेपालगंजरोड (तिनाउ पुल नजिकै) कुटपिट गरेका हुन्। चालक भूसालको अनुहारमा चोट लागेको छ। गुल्मी मदाने गाउँपालिका-६ पुर्कोटदहका भुसालले विगत तीन/चार महिना अगाडीदेखि बुटवलमा ई-रिक्सा चलाउंदै आएका थिए। ट्राफिक प्रहरीले पटक पटक बिना कारण ई-रिक्सा चालकहरु दुव्यवहार गरेको भन्दै रिक्सा व्यवसायी संघ, तथा ई रिक्सा चालक समिति बुटवलले ट्राफिकको व्यवहारमा सुधार नआए कडा आन्दोलन गर्ने चेतावनी दिएका छन्। बिना कारण आफूलाई प्रहरीले हातपात गरेको भनि भुसालले दुख पोखे।
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Interpersonal
Primary Form Assault (small group)
Weapons None
Primary Cause Other non-economic personal issues (revenge, passion etc.)
Actor 1 - Number of people 1
Actor 1 - Affiliations Police
Actor 1 - Youth unknown
Actor 2 - Number of people 1
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Citizen/Individuals
Actor 2 - Youth unknown
Total Injured 1
Local Newspaper - Rupandehi

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