Incident Reports

Tipper kills motorcyclist in Kavre, irate locals set tipper ablaze

2018-07-23

A motorcyclist died after being hit by a tipper at Chaardobato Chowk in Banepa Municiplaity-7 in Kavrepalanchowk district on Monday. According to the District Police Office, Kavrepalanchowk, the identity of the deceased has not been ascertained. SP Raviraj Khadka informed that the incident took place when a tipper heading towards Dhulikhel from Banepa hit the motorcycle heading towards the same direction. The motorcyclist, critically injured incident, was rushed to the Scheer Memorial Hospital in Banepa where he breathed his last during the treatment. Following the incident, irate locals set the tipper on a fire and completely destroyed the vehicle. Furthermore, they also caused damaged to the police beat in the Chaardobato Chowk. Security personnel, with the help from fire brigade, have put off the fire. Police have impounded the tipper and arrested the driver, Sudhan Shrestha, 29, of Bidur Municiplaity-1 in the district. RSS बनेपामा टिपरको ठक्करबाट एकजनाको मृत्यु भएको विरोधमा स्थानीय वासिन्दाले वीपी राजमार्गको भकुण्डे खण्ड बन्द गराएका छन् । बनेपाको चारदोबाटोमा टिपरको ठक्करबाट मोटरसाइकल चालक नमोवुद्ध नगरपालिका-४, खनालथोकका ४८ वर्षीय जीतबहादुर तामाङको मृत्यु भएपछि स्थानीय वासिन्दाले काभ्रको धुलीखेलदेखि भकुण्डेसम्मको सडक बन्द गराएका हुन् । राजमार्ग बन्द हुँदा वीपी राजमार्ग हुँदै काठमाडौंतर्फ आइरहेका गाडीहरु भकुण्डेमा रोकिएको छ । सडक खुलाउन प्रयास भइरहेको काभ्रेका प्रहरी नायब उपरीक्षक महेन्द्रप्रसाद मरासिनीले जानकारी दिए । वीपी राजमार्ग बन्द हुँदा प्रदेश ३ का मुख्यमन्त्री डोरमणि पौडेल पनि रोकिएका छन् । सिन्धुलीमा कार्यक्रममा सहभागी भएर फर्किने क्रममा उनी मंगलटारमा रोकिएका हुन् । उनी इलाका प्रहरी कार्यालय मंगलटारमा बसेका छन् ।
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Collective
Primary Form Violent demonstration
Secondary Form Road block
Weapons Fire
Primary Cause Extra-judicial response to traffic accidents
Secondary Cause Issues related to legal action and access to justice
Actor 1 - Number of people 50
Actor 1 - Affiliations Citizen/Individuals
Actor 1 - Youth unknown
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
Totally damaged Vehicles 1
Severely damaged Vehicles 1
National/Online Media , Local Newspaper - Chitwan

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