Incident Reports

Tornado victims picket Rural Municipality Office in Bara

2019-06-17

Madhes, Bara, Pheta

The tornado victims of Bhulahi Bharwaliya in Pheta Rural Municipality, picketed the Office of Pheta Municipality on Monday after their names were excluded from the list of the victims. The tornado victims also clashed with the supporters of the rural municipality's chairperson.

According to police, Shri Prasad Baitha sustained injuries on his head and some furnitures of the rural municipality office was vandalized in the incident.

Superintendent of Police Sanuram Bhattarai of Bara said that the dispute took place after the residents of Bharwaliya whose names were excluded from those requiring assistance in construction of the house, reached the Pheta Rural Municipality office to picket office.

Baijnath Prasad of Bharwalia said that the names of the victims were not included in the list for the construction of houses damaged by the storm.

He said locals whose names were not included in the lists padlocked the ward office.


Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Twosided
Collective / Interpersonal Collective
Primary Form Group Clash
Weapons None
Primary Cause Issues related to the delivery of government aid programs (e.g. earthquake rehab/recon)
Actor 1 - Number of people 26
Actor 1 - Affiliations Protesters/demonstrators
Actor 1 - Youth unknown
Actor 2 - Number of people 26
Actor 2 - Affiliation Local authorities (incl VDC, district, gov. line agencies at local level except education and health)
Actor 2 - Youth unknown
Total Injured 1
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