Incident Reports

Locals vandalize snakebite treatment center in Sarlahi after toddler dies

2019-07-08

SARLAHI, July 9: Local residents vandalized a snakebite treatment centre at Nawalpur in Sarlahi district after a toddler died in course of treatment.   

Relatives and local people have accused the doctors of sheer negligence during the treatment of Sampada Budhathoki of Hariwan municipality-9 who was rushed to the centre following snakebite on Monday evening.

Tension ran high at the centre after the relatives and local residents picketed the centre and staged the protest. They also refused to receive the dead body unless an investigation into the case was launched.

However, the locals received the dead body late Monday after Chief District Officer of Sarlahi Krishna Bahadur Raut assured them to launch an investigation into the case.

Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Collective
Primary Form Vandalism
Secondary Form Gherau/Dharna (sit-in)/padlocking
Weapons Blunt weapon
Primary Cause Extra-judicial response related to perceived healthcare malpractice/after death of patient
Actor 1 - Number of people 12
Actor 1 - Affiliations Mob (only Perpetrator)
Actor 1 - Youth unknown
Actor 2 - Number of people n/a
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Health sector/health workers, doctors
Actor 2 - Youth na
Total damaged Buildings 1
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