Incident Reports

Victims’ kin shut down Tikapur demanding arrest of murderer

2018-03-03

The victim’s kin of 21-year-old Karna Thapa who was murdered during Holi Festival on Thursday have shut down Tikapur Bazaar demanding actions against those involved in murder. The protesters have staged a sit in and burnt tyres in front of Area Police Office Tikapur saying that the police have not been able to arrest the murderer. Thapa was stabbed to death while he was attending a mass gathering to celebrate Holi Festival on March 1, 2018. However, the police are yet to establish a cause for Thapa’s murder and make arrests despite taking 15 persons into custody for investigation. “We have more than 15 suspects in custody,” Deputy Superintendent of Police Tika Bahadur Karki said, “We will nab the murderer soon.” As of now, Thapa’s dead body remains at Tikapur Hospital Morgue after his kin denied to perform last rites unless police arrests the murderer.
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Nonviolent
Collective / Interpersonal Collective
Primary Form Strike/Bandh
Primary Cause Issues related to legal action and access to justice
Actor 1 - Number of people 30
Actor 1 - Affiliations Citizen/Individuals , Citizen/Individuals
Actor 1 - Youth unknown
Actor 2 - Number of people NA
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Government and civil servants at central level
Actor 2 - Youth na
National/Online Media , Local Newspaper - Kailali

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