Incident Reports
Police assaults vegetable vendor in Mirchaiya
2020-08-23
A woman vegetable vendor has been injured after being beaten by Police in Mirchaiya Municipality-7, Siraha.
41-year-old Sitadevi Sah, who went to the nearby consumer’s house to sell vegetable, was beaten by police on Sunday saying she violated lockdown imposed to prevent the spread of Covid-19. Locals took Sah to a nearby clinic for treatment. The local administration had imposed a prohibitory order in the municipal area.
Details and Impacts
| Violent / Non-violent | Violent |
| Onesided / Twosided | Onesided |
| Collective / Interpersonal | Interpersonal |
| Primary Form | Assault (small group) |
| Weapons | Blunt weapon |
| Primary Cause | Law and Order Violence |
| Secondary Cause | Lockdown Enforcement |
| Actor 1 - Number of people | n/a |
| Actor 1 - Affiliations | Police |
| Actor 1 - Youth | na |
| Actor 2 - Number of people | 1 |
| Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Citizen/Individuals |
| Actor 2 - Youth | noyouth |
| Total Injured | 1 |
| Female Injured | 1 |
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