Incident Reports
Ward Chairperson's hand broken during a fight between local representatives
2020-04-15
On Wednesday, a fight broke out between deputy chief of district coordination committee and chairperson of ward 10 of Waling Municipality during a meeting of district coordination committee organized in Green Village Cottage of Galyang-8 Syangja,
Ward Chairperson's right hand broke from the incident. The injured ward chairperson was taken to a hospital in Pokhara the next day.
As per eye witness, a fight broke out between deputy chief and ward chairperson but when inquired, Deputy Chief denied his involvement in the fight though he acknowledged there was some minor argument. Fight broke out when the ward chairperson accused deputy chief of misusing government vehicle.
Details and Impacts
| Violent / Non-violent | Violent |
| Onesided / Twosided | Twosided |
| 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 | Local authorities (incl VDC, district, gov. line agencies at local level except education and health) |
| Actor 1 - Youth | noyouth |
| Actor 2 - Number of people | 1 |
| Actor 2 - Affiliation | Local authorities (incl VDC, district, gov. line agencies at local level except education and health) |
| Actor 2 - Youth | noyouth |
| Total Injured | 1 |
| Severely damaged Vehicles | 00 |
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