Incident Reports

Two arrested for assaulting staff of a ward in Kathmandu

2020-06-22

Bagmati, Kathmandu, Kathmandu, Ward 4

The relatives of 96-year-old Chijmaya Limbu assaulted the staff of Kathmandu Municipality-4 on June 22.  The chaos erupted in the ward office after the relatives discovered that someone else took Chijmaya's elderly allowance by allegedly forging the document. Police arrested Chijmaya's two grandson--Suman Limbu and Suraj Limbu-- for assaulting the staff. Meanwhile, the relatives of Chijmaya filed a complaint of forgery against ward chairperson Mohan Bista, ward member Dinesh Maharjan and Dhurba Prasad Tripathi. 

Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Interpersonal
Primary Form Assault (small group)
Weapons None
Primary Cause Issues related to the quality of public services (health, education etc.)and access to these services
Actor 1 - Number of people 2
Actor 1 - Affiliations Citizen/Individuals
Actor 1 - Youth unknown
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 unknown
National/Online Media

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