Incident Reports
Two arrested for assaulting a Dalit youth for touching door in Solukhumbu
2020-06-13
Province 1, Solukhumbu, Dudhkoshi, Ward 9
Police, on July 6, arrested 31-year-old Tara Thapa Magar and 27-year-old Shyam Thapa Magar of the Solu-Dudkunda Municipality-9 on the charge of assaulting 16-year-old Deepak Bishwokarma. They assaulted him by discriminating based on his caste for touching a door of a house on June 13.
Details and Impacts
| Violent / Non-violent | Violent |
| Onesided / Twosided | Onesided |
| Collective / Interpersonal | Interpersonal |
| Primary Form | Assault (small group) |
| Weapons | None |
| Primary Cause | Related to discrimination against Dalits |
| Actor 1 - Number of people | 2 |
| Actor 1 - Affiliations | Citizen/Individuals |
| Actor 1 - Youth | youth |
| Actor 2 - Number of people | 1 |
| Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Dalit |
| Actor 2 - Youth | youth |
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