2020-06-19
Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Rautahat District's Executive Committee Member Bijay Sah has been attacked last night. Sah, a resident of Laxmipur of Garuda Municipality, was attacked on the road of Mahmadpur-Laxmipur at around 9 last night.
Ram Babu Chaudhary, Secretary of Garuda Municipal Committee, said that a group brought Bijay out of the jeep and attacked him while he was returning from the house of former VDC Chairman Ram Prasad Yadav. Sah is undergoing treatment at Terai Hospital, Birgunj.
Secretary Chaudhary has alleged that some people from Mahmadpur village attacked Vijay Sah over political rivalry.
Violent / Non-violent | Violent |
Onesided / Twosided | Onesided |
Collective / Interpersonal | Interpersonal |
Primary Form | Assault (small group) |
Weapons | Unclear |
Primary Cause | Contestation between rival political parties outside elections |
Actor 1 - Number of people | n/a |
Actor 1 - Affiliations | Citizen/Individuals |
Actor 1 - Youth | unknown |
Actor 2 - Number of people | 1 |
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | NCP (Nepal Communist Party) and Affiliates |
Actor 2 - Youth | unknown |
Total Injured | 1 |