Incident Reports

Four arrested on charge of trying to foil PSC exams in Khotang district

2019-07-20

Province 1, Khotang, Rupakot Majhuwagadhi

KHOTANG, July 20: Police have arrested four persons on the charge of attempting to foil the Public Service Commission (PSC) examinations.

They were arrested from the examination centers on Saturday morning as examinees were attending the exam of fifth level position in civil service.

Those arrested are Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities (NEFIN) Khotang secretary Rabin Khambu, joint-secretary LB Magar, Khotang Dalit Development Forum Milan Chahar and Sabina Acchame.

Three men and one woman were arrested from the Diktel Multiple Campus for trying to foil the examinations, Chief District Officer Bishnu Hari Updhyaya said.

They entered the examination hall, created commotion and snatched the question paper and answer sheets, he added.

NEFIN district chair Hattiram Rai also confirmed that four members of his association were arrested by police.

Though the general strike called by NEFIN has affected vehicular movement in the district, the examinations are underway, police said.

The local market has also been slightly affected by the call for a general strike.

Meanwhile, the ruling Socialist Party Nepal's Khotang chapter has also expressed solidarity with the general strike called by the NEFIN in State no. 1  to protest against the PSC examinations.

Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Collective
Primary Form Violence during arrest/detention
Secondary Form Other forms of non-violent protest
Weapons Unclear
Primary Cause Issues related to policies and regulations internal to the government bureaucracy (e.g. civil servants wages, work conditions and promotions)
Actor 1 - Number of people n/a
Actor 1 - Affiliations Police
Actor 1 - Youth unknown
Actor 2 - Number of people 4
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Adivasi/Janajati
Actor 2 - Youth unknown
Total Injured 2
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