Incident Reports
Police open blank fire to stop group clash in Birgunj
2020-08-17
Police opened 13 rounds of blank fire during a clash between the residents of Bhawanipur, Simraungadh Municipality Ward-11, and Paterwa, Adarshkotwal Municipality Ward-6.
The clash escalated over the dispute on fishing and flooding. Police had also fired 6 tear gas shells after houses were demolished due to attacks and counter-attacks between the villagers.
However, the situation returned to normal only after police had opened 13 rounds of blank fire.
Details and Impacts
| Violent / Non-violent | Violent |
| Onesided / Twosided | Twosided |
| Collective / Interpersonal | Collective |
| Primary Form | Group Clash |
| Weapons | Small arms |
| Primary Cause | Access/control of water resources (irrigation, hydropower) |
| Secondary Cause | Law and Order Violence |
| Actor 1 - Number of people | n/a |
| Actor 1 - Affiliations | Police |
| Actor 1 - Youth | na |
| Actor 2 - Number of people | 100 |
| Actor 2 - Affiliation | Citizen/Individuals |
| Actor 2 - Youth | na |
| Total Injured | 16 |
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