Incident Reports

Hospital vandalism, National anthem and Hunger Strike

2019-10-16

Madhes, Saptari, Rajbiraj

The youths arrested from Rajbiraj have started a hunger strike in jail. Police, on 15th October, arrested sixteen youths who were protesting by burning tires, demanding the release of Gunjan Jha involved in the vandalism of Gajendranarayan Singh Hospital.

Police, on 14th October, had arrested Gunjan Jha of Rajbiraj Municipality-4. Similarly, there was a protest in Rajbiraj on 15th October demanding the release of Gunjan.

Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Nonviolent
Primary Form Gherau/Dharna (sit-in)/padlocking
Primary Cause Issues related to legal action and access to justice
Actor 1 - Number of people 16
Actor 1 - Affiliations Protesters/demonstrators
Actor 1 - Youth unknown
Actor 2 - Number of people n/a
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Local authorities (incl VDC, district, gov. line agencies at local level except education and health)
Actor 2 - Youth noyouth
National/Online Media

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