Incident Reports

Elderly man dies in assault during dispute in Gorkha

2020-01-15

Gandaki, Gorkha, Gorkha, Ward 8

A person has died during a violent dispute in Gorkha on Wednesday. The deceased has been identified as 59-year-old Gopal Uparkoti of Gorkha Municipality-8.

Uparkoti fell unconscious after being beaten by 50-year-old Ram Bahadur Sirmal of Gorkha Municipality-6 during a dispute. Uparkoti was taken to Gorkha hospital for treatment where he died, informed the police.

According to police, both of them were drinking alcohol at the time of the incident. Police have started further investigation in to the incident by holding Sirmal into custody.

Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Interpersonal
Primary Form Assault (small group)
Weapons None
Primary Cause Other non-economic personal issues (revenge, passion etc.)
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
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