Incident Reports

8 injury in baton charge by police in Birendranagar

2020-05-25

Karnali, Surkhet, Birendranagar, Ward 14

Passengers heading for Kalikot from Jhapa were beaten by the police at Lade of Birendranagar-14. Eight passengers have been injured in the beating. Passengers have blocked the Surkhet-Dailekh road saying that the police had beaten them without any reason. They blocked the road demanding action against police who assault them, treatment of the injured, and compensation for the lost belongings. 


Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Interpersonal
Primary Form Assault (large group)
Weapons Blunt weapon
Primary Cause Other governance issues
Secondary Cause Lockdown Enforcement
Actor 1 - Number of people n/a
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
Total Injured 8
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