2020-09-13
Five male NCP cadres allegedly assaulted a female ward member in Rolpa on Sunday. The NCP cadres assaulted Tej Kumari Bista, a female ward member of Sunil Smriti Rural Municipality-3, elected from Nepali Congress.
Bista shared that the NCP cadres assaulted her after the meeting to discuss the construction of the compound wall of Ghayanath Mandir.
Bista sustained some injuries as a result of the attack.
Violent / Non-violent | Violent |
Onesided / Twosided | Onesided |
Collective / Interpersonal | Collective |
Primary Form | Assault (small group) |
Weapons | Unclear |
Primary Cause | Contestation between rival political parties outside elections |
Actor 1 - Number of people | 5 |
Actor 1 - Affiliations | NCP (Nepal Communist Party) and Affiliates |
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 | noyouth |
Total Injured | 1 |
Female Injured | 1 |