Incident Reports
COVID-19 patient abused by local representatives in Saptari
2020-09-26
A local representative of Khadak Municipality in Saptari has reportedly abused the COVID-19 infected people. More than half a dozen COVID-19 infected patients of Khadak Municipality-8, who were living in home isolation, were publicly humiliated by the ward chairman Moisarail Miya accusing them of spreading Covid-19.
The COVID-19 patients alleged that the ward chairperson has been falsely accusing them of spreading COvid-19 in the locality. One of the infected local reporter living in home isolation said the Miya humiliated her and also quarrelled with her family.
Details and Impacts
| Violent / Non-violent | Nonviolent |
| Primary Form | Public humiliation |
| Primary Cause | Prejudice and Discrimination |
| Secondary Cause | Prejudice and Discrimination |
| Actor 1 - Number of people | 1 |
| Actor 1 - Affiliations | Local authorities (incl VDC, district, gov. line agencies at local level except education and health) |
| Actor 1 - Youth | na |
| Actor 2 - Number of people | 6 |
| Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Citizen/Individuals |
| Actor 2 - Youth | na |
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