Incident Reports
Father and son arrested on charge firing shot during dispute
2019-08-06
A firing took place in Birgunj during a dispute between Brijesh Kumar Patel and Mohan Sah of Birgunj Metropolitan City-18 Bhawanipur about construction of a wall.
According to police, Sah's son fired a shot during the dispute. Police have arrested Mohan and his son Kundan Sah. They were arrested by a team deployed from Ward Police Office Shreepur.
According to Inspector Chakra Bahadur Malla of the Ward Police Office, Shreepur, a hand made gun and 4 round ammunition was recovered while searching Mohan's house. Police are further investigating the incident.
Details and Impacts
| Violent / Non-violent | Violent |
| Onesided / Twosided | Onesided |
| Collective / Interpersonal | Interpersonal |
| Primary Form | Assault (small group) |
| Weapons | Homemade/traditional firearms |
| Primary Cause | Disputes over inheritance, debt, land and other economic disputes |
| Actor 1 - Number of people | 2 |
| Actor 1 - Affiliations | Citizen/Individuals |
| Actor 1 - Youth | unknown |
| Actor 2 - Number of people | 1 |
| Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Citizen/Individuals |
| Actor 2 - Youth | unknown |
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