Incident Reports

Police baton charge on NSU cadres demanding action against Gokul Baskota

2020-02-20

Bagmati, Kathmandu, Kathmandu

Nepal Student's Union affiliated to Nepali Congress staged a demonstration at Exhibition Road in Kathmandu on February 20 demanding action against Minister Gokul Baskota. Police charged baton on protesters during the protest. Over a dozen cadres sustained injuries in the incident. 


Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Twosided
Collective / Interpersonal Collective
Primary Form Group Clash
Secondary Form Excessive Use of Force
Weapons Blunt weapon
Primary Cause Issues related to corruption (other than tenders)
Secondary Cause Freedom of Assembly
Actor 1 - Number of people 24
Actor 1 - Affiliations Nepali Congress and affiliated org
Actor 1 - Youth youth
Actor 2 - Number of people 12
Actor 2 - Affiliation Police
Actor 2 - Youth unknown
Total Injured 12
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