Incident Reports
Police arrests man on the charge of caste based discrimination
2020-03-24
Bagmati, Sindhupalchok, Melamchi, Ward 9
Police on March 24 arrested 62-year-old Ramesh Kuikel of Melamchi Municipality-9 Jyamire on the charge of caste-based discrimination. Police arrested Kuikel after Prem Bhujel of the same place filed a complaint against him saying that Kuikel had stopped him from performing his father's funeral rites citing his marriage with a Dalit woman.
Details and Impacts
| Violent / Non-violent | Nonviolent |
| Primary Form | Banishment/shunning |
| Primary Cause | Related to discrimination against Dalits |
| Actor 1 - Number of people | 1 |
| Actor 1 - Affiliations | Citizen/Individuals |
| Actor 1 - Youth | noyouth |
| Actor 2 - Number of people | N |
| Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Citizen/Individuals |
| Actor 2 - Youth | na |
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