Incident Reports
Ward chairperson assaulted while trying to enforce lockdown
2020-05-18
Sudurpashchim, Baitadi, Dogadakedar, Ward 7
A group of youths in Dogadakedar Rural Municipality-7 assaulted Bharat Mahara, the ward chairperson of ward number 7 of the same municipality, when he interrogated them for riding a vehicle during the lockdown. The ward chairperson has sustained injuries in the head and in the stomach. Police arrested four people connected to the incident.
Details and Impacts
| Violent / Non-violent | Violent |
| Onesided / Twosided | Onesided |
| Collective / Interpersonal | Interpersonal |
| Primary Form | Assault (small group) |
| Weapons | None |
| Primary Cause | Other governance issues |
| Secondary Cause | Lockdown Enforcement |
| Actor 1 - Number of people | 4 |
| Actor 1 - Affiliations | Citizen/Individuals |
| Actor 1 - Youth | youth |
| Actor 2 - Number of people | 1 |
| Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Local authorities (incl VDC, district, gov. line agencies at local level except education and health) |
| Actor 2 - Youth | noyouth |
| Total Injured | 1 |
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