Incident Reports

Surya Binayak tense over road accident death

2018-10-03

Bagmati, Bhaktapur, Suryabinayak

Surya Binayak remains tense following a clash between demonstrators and the police over a road accident that led to the death of a local resident here this evening. A motorcycle rider Ram Krishna Shrestha of Namobuddha died on the spot after being hit by a tipper truck, according to Metropolitan Police Range Bhaktapur. Following the accident, agitated locals set the truck on fire while its driver fled from the scene. The clash between locals and the police began after the latter tried to put off the fire that had engulfed the truck. Police resorted to lathi charge and fired tear gas shells to bring the crowd under control. The area remained tense as of 8:30 pm. RSS भक्तपुरको सूर्यविनायकमा टिपरले मोटरसाइकललाई ठक्कर दिएपछि स्थिति तनावग्रस्त बनेको छ । प्रहरीका अनुसार बा ४ ख ३६५० नम्बरको टिपरले बा ८८ प ८५२ नम्बरको मोटरसाइकललाई ठक्कर दिँदा दुई जना गम्भीर घाइते भएका छन् । घाइतेहरुको सनाखत भएको छैन । दुर्घटनापछि स्थानीयको भिडले टिपरमा आगजनी गरेको छ । प्रहरीले स्थितिलाई नियन्त्रणमा लिन लाठीचार्ज र अश्रुग्यास समेत प्रहार गरेको छ । भक्तपुर प्रहरीका डिएसपी रेवतीरमण पोखरेलले अहिले स्थितिलाई नियन्त्रणमा लिने प्रयास भइरहेको बताए । ‘अहिले म पनि घटनास्थलमै छु । स्थितिलाई साम्य बनाउने प्रयास भइरहेको छ’, उनले अनलाइनखबरसँग भने ।
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Interpersonal
Primary Form Arson
Weapons Homemade/traditional firearms
Primary Cause Extra-judicial response to traffic accidents
Actor 1 - Number of people 10
Actor 1 - Affiliations Protesters/demonstrators
Actor 1 - Youth unknown
Actor 2 - Number of people NA
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Private company
Actor 2 - Youth unknown
Totally damaged Vehicles 1
Severely damaged Vehicles 1
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