Incident Reports

Border area tense after death of a youth in Dhanusha

2020-05-26

Nepalese staged a protest in Jatahi border point in Dhanusha after a youth returning from India died in the border area. The protesters chanted slogans against Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli after the death of Birendra Yadav. They also vandalized an ambulance. 

The protesters claimed that Yadav died of starvation. Yadav allegedly survived on beaten rice for 15 days and when he reached Jatahi border point, the security forces didn't allow him to enter the country. There was no food for them either. 


Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Interpersonal
Primary Form Violent demonstration
Weapons Blunt weapon
Primary Cause Other governance issues
Secondary Cause Lockdown Enforcement
Actor 1 - Number of people 12
Actor 1 - Affiliations Citizen/Individuals
Actor 1 - Youth unknown
Actor 2 - Number of people n/a
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Government and civil servants at central level
Actor 2 - Youth na
Totally damaged Vehicles 1
National/Online Media

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