Incident Reports

3 persons arrested for armed weapon attack during dispute

2019-10-28

Lumbini, Nawalparasi West, Susta, Ward 2

On October 28, police arrested three people in connection with an armed attack during a dispute related to a public land. There was a dispute between two groups regarding barricading around a tomb of the Muslim community of Susta Rural Municipality-2, Kudai, Nawalparasi. Five people were injured in the dispute in which domestic weapons were used for an attack. The dispute started regarding the issues of cutting down the tree by local 34-year-old Abbas Ansari to obstruct the barricading. Locals have accused Abbas of illegally capturing land belonging to the tomb. Police arrested Abbas, 37-year-old Anuhar Ali, and 25-year-old Nisad Ahamad for attack with a sharp weapon.

The injured are undergoing treatment at Bhairahawa Universal Medical College.


Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Twosided
Collective / Interpersonal Interpersonal
Primary Form Fight
Weapons Sharp weapon
Primary Cause Access/control of public land
Actor 1 - Number of people 3
Actor 1 - Affiliations Citizen/Individuals
Actor 1 - Youth youth
Actor 2 - Number of people 5
Actor 2 - Affiliation Citizen/Individuals
Actor 2 - Youth unknown
Total Injured 5
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