Incident Reports

NSU cadres vandalize government vehicles

2018-07-01

Lumbini, Dang, Tulsipur

The Nepal Students' Union (NSU), the student wing of Nepali Congress, on Sunday vandalized three government vehicles at Tulasipur in a demonstration organized by putting forth various demands including withdrawal of price hike. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) at Area Police Office, Tulasipur, Prakash Sapkota, said the NSU cadres smashed the windowpanes of vehicles-- (Ba 2 Jha 3070) belonging to Ginger Crop Research Centre, Salyan, and ( Ba 1 Jha 8422) of District Technical Office, Rukum. Similarly, the NSU cadres also vandalized a motorcycle of Inland Revenue Office, Tulasipur, said police. Police have arrested Prakash Chaudhary of Dangishara Rural Municipality-7 on the charge of his involvement in vandalism. The NSU enforced strike on vehicular movement of the government offices in the district under the protest program.
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Interpersonal
Primary Form Vandalism
Secondary Form Demonstration
Weapons None
Primary Cause Issues related to commodity availability, prices, and subsidies
Actor 1 - Number of people 25
Actor 1 - Affiliations Students
Actor 1 - Youth youth
Actor 2 - Number of people NA
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Local authorities (incl VDC, district, gov. line agencies at local level except education and health)
Actor 2 - Youth na
Total damaged Buildings 1
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