Incident Reports

Police assaulted during relief distribution

2020-04-24

Lumbini, Nawalparasi West, Ramgram, Ward 17

A conflict erupted in Ramgram Municipality-17 during the relief distribution and led to a group clash. ASI Cham Bahadur Oli sustained an injury on the head during the clash. A group of people padlocked the ward office for not distributing the relief all across the village. The group clashed with the police who had come to the office with an intention to open the padlocking. Police have taken four people including a woman under control for an investigation into the incident. 

Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Twosided
Collective / Interpersonal Interpersonal
Primary Form Group Clash
Secondary Form Gherau/Dharna (sit-in)/padlocking
Weapons None
Primary Cause Issues related to the delivery of government aid programs (e.g. earthquake rehab/recon)
Secondary Cause Government Relief
Actor 1 - Number of people 10
Actor 1 - Affiliations Protesters/demonstrators
Actor 1 - Youth unknown
Actor 2 - Number of people 3
Actor 2 - Affiliation Police
Actor 2 - Youth unknown
Total Injured 1
Total damaged Buildings 00
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