Incident Reports

Businesspersons on strike protesting police brutality

2020-05-09

Lumbini, Dang, Tulsipur

Shops in Tulsipur selling essential goods are closed since Saturday after police charged baton on shopkeepers who had opened their shops after coordinating with municipality and police administration.

During the lockdown, the shops selling essential goods are allowed to open till 9 am. However, the shopkeepers have accused police of obstructing the business.

Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Nonviolent
Event Duration More than 1 day
Primary Form Strike/Bandh
Primary Cause Other governance issues
Secondary Cause Lockdown Enforcement
Actor 1 - Number of people 10
Actor 1 - Affiliations Citizen/Individuals
Actor 1 - Youth unknown
Actor 2 - Number of people n/a
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Police
Actor 2 - Youth na
National/Online Media

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