Incident Reports
Gauriphanta tense as India-returnees try to break lockdown
2020-03-23
Sudurpashchim, Kanchanpur, Bhimdatta
A tension has run high at Gauriphanta, a checkpoint bordering with India in Kailali district on Tuesday morning.
According to District Police Office, Kailali, the tension flared after the Nepali migrants working in India returned home en masse via the border point after the Nepal government enforced lockdown to combat coronavirus.
A large number of Nepali people tried to enter Nepal via Gauriphanta border point at 7 am today violating the rule of lockdown.
Security personnel stationed on the checkpoint have not allowed them to enter Nepal, which has created tension at the border checkpoint.
Details and Impacts
| Violent / Non-violent | Nonviolent |
| Primary Form | Demonstration |
| Primary Cause | Other governance issues |
| Secondary Cause | Lockdown Enforcement |
| Actor 1 - Number of people | 200 |
| Actor 1 - Affiliations | Citizen/Individuals |
| Actor 1 - Youth | na |
| Actor 2 - Number of people | n/a |
| Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Government and civil servants at central level |
| Actor 2 - Youth | na |
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