Incident Reports

Four vendors injured in police beating

2018-11-23

Karnali, Surkhet, Birendranagar

At least six local vendors were injured in a clash with police at Birendranagar of Surkhet on November 25. The clash started when local vendors attempted to demolish the barbed wire fence put at open field in Birendranagar. The fence was put in the field by the local level restricting not to operate any business fair until the procedure regarding the operation is not formulated.

In a clash, 38 years old Prem Pandey of Birendranagar Municipality-6, 33 years old Rajesh Khanal, 35 years old Hari Shrestha, 31 years old Ajaya Gurung, 37 years old Yogendra Khatri and 40 years old Krishna Thapa were injured. 

All injured are receiving treatment at local Deuti and Maya Nursing Home. DSP Basanta Khatri of DPO confirmed about the clash and it was minor use of force. 

Durga Thapa

Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Twosided
Collective / Interpersonal Collective
Primary Form Group Clash
Weapons Blunt weapon
Primary Cause Other governance issues
Actor 1 - Number of people 10
Actor 1 - Affiliations Citizen/Individuals
Actor 1 - Youth unknown
Actor 2 - Number of people 10
Actor 2 - Affiliation Police
Actor 2 - Youth unknown
Total Injured 6
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