Incident Reports
Ward chairperson in Rolpa assaults relief seeking locals
2020-06-10
Nep Bahadur Thapa, the Ward chairperson of Runtigadi Rural Municipality-9, assaulted Guru Prasad Thapa, a local daily wage worker of the same ward affected by the lockdown with a sharp weapon. Chairperson Thapa also punched Man Singh Thapa, who along with Guru Prasad Thapa, had approached the ward chairperson demanding relief package. Neighbour Guwata Thapa injured herself when she went to rescue Guru and Man Singh from harm.
Details and Impacts
| Violent / Non-violent | Violent |
| Onesided / Twosided | Onesided |
| Collective / Interpersonal | Interpersonal |
| Primary Form | Assault (small group) |
| Weapons | Sharp 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 | 1 |
| Actor 1 - Affiliations | Local authorities (incl VDC, district, gov. line agencies at local level except education and health) |
| Actor 1 - Youth | noyouth |
| Actor 2 - Number of people | 3 |
| Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Citizen/Individuals |
| Actor 2 - Youth | unknown |
| Total Injured | 1 |
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