Incident Reports

Six persons of quarantine injured in the beating by police

2020-07-10

Madhes, Saptari, Bode Barsain, Ward 5

Police constable 32-year-old Ghanshyam Thapa Magar and 30-year-old  Chhavilal Bamjan have beaten and injured six people including three infected with COVID-19 in the quarantine of Chandra namuna secondary school in Bode Barsain Municipality-5 on July 8. 

The injured were treated in quarantine by the health workers of Bode Bursain Health Post, said Baidyanath Sah, Health Coordinator of Bode Bursain Municipality.

The victims allege that the police beat them while they were sitting at the main entrance of the school to avoid heat. They had demanded action against the culprit with Mayor Atesh Kumar Singh, who reached the spot after the people in quarantine agitated on the night of July 8 to protest against the police beating.

Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Interpersonal
Primary Form Violence against civilians
Weapons None
Primary Cause Other non-economic personal issues (revenge, passion etc.)
Secondary Cause Quarantine Management
Actor 1 - Number of people 2
Actor 1 - Affiliations Police
Actor 1 - Youth noyouth
Actor 2 - Number of people 6
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Citizen/Individuals
Actor 2 - Youth unknown
Total Injured 6
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