Incident Reports

Higher prevalence of small arms incidences recorded in Province 2- Translated by Rhishti

2019-10-24

Madhes, Dhanusha, Janakpur, Ward 14

On 24 Oct 2019, Pankaj Chaudhari was shot and killed by Manoj Sahi in Janakpur. According to the police in the first half of 2019 police have collected 17 different types of firearms and have arrested 31 individuals possessing them. They also had 53 rounds of ammunition and 3 magazines. Province 2 police spokesperson DSP Gyan Kumar Mahato states that in 2018/19 from 8 districts of Province 2 they have arrested 66 individuals possessing 67 firearms, 136 ammunition, and 10 magazines. Province 2 Police Chief DIG Pradhumna Karki has started an operation to control the illegal circulation and the use of firearms will be carried out. 

Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Interpersonal
Primary Form Murder/attempted Murder
Weapons Homemade/traditional firearms
Primary Cause Unclear
Actor 1 - Number of people 1
Actor 1 - Affiliations Citizen/Individuals
Actor 1 - Youth noyouth
Actor 2 - Number of people 1
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Citizen/Individuals
Actor 2 - Youth noyouth
Total Killed 1
National/Online Media

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