Incident Reports

Assistant sub-inspector (ASI) injured in a dispute over relief distribution in Nawalparasi West

2020-04-24

Lumbini, Nawalparasi West, Ramgram, Ward 17

Cham Bahadur Oli, Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of Nepal Police, sustained a head injury during a dispute between locals over relief distribution in Ramgram Municipality-17. The municipality had been distributing relief since Wednesday. On Friday, the locals padlocked the ward office claiming that not all the needy people received the relief but a few well-off people did.

It is said that a group of locals attacked the police who reached the ward office to unlock the padlock. Police said that Oli was attacked with a cricket bat. Police have arrested four people, including a woman, for attacking and injuring him. 

Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Collective
Primary Form Assault (small group)
Secondary Form Gherau/Dharna (sit-in)/padlocking
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 12
Actor 1 - Affiliations Citizen/Individuals
Actor 1 - Youth na
Actor 2 - Number of people 1
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Police
Actor 2 - Youth na
Total Injured 1
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