Incident Reports

7 injured in a clash over relief distribution

2020-04-22

Madhes, Saptari, Dakneshwori, Ward 8

7 persons were injured during a clash between a group of ward chairperson Umesh Kumar Yadav and opposite side on April 22. The groups clashed over a dispute about relief distribution for those affected by the lockdown in ward no. 8 of Dakneshwori Municipality, Saptari. 

 The clash on April 22 is a continuation of of the conflict that emerged when the group of  200 people manhandled ward no.8 chairperson Umesh Kumar Yadav and social mobilizer Shiva Shankar Meheta accusing  discrimination against them in relief distribution on April 20.  


Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Twosided
Collective / Interpersonal Collective
Primary Form Group Clash
Weapons Blunt weapon
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 n/a
Actor 1 - Affiliations Citizen/Individuals
Actor 1 - Youth unknown
Actor 2 - Number of people 2
Actor 2 - Affiliation Local authorities (incl VDC, district, gov. line agencies at local level except education and health)
Actor 2 - Youth unknown
Total Injured 7
Female Injured 2
Youth Injured 1
INSEC

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