Incident Reports

Police office picketed demanding release of a youth in Siraha

2020-09-27

Madhes, Siraha, Laxmipur Patari

Locals of Nawarajpur Rural Municipality-4 in Siraha picketed Jhajhapatti police post demanding the release of local youth, Sanjiv Kumar Yadav on the charge of organizing a dance program. Jhajhapatti police post arrested Yadav and sent him to Area Police Office Laxmipur Patari. Janata Samajbadi Party local leader Shiva Udagar Yadav accused the police of entering houses and beating women and children. He also refuted that any dance program was organized.

Meanwhile, inspector Arvind Kumar Sah said that they arrested one person for organizing dance program against the prohibitory order issued by the local administration to prevent the spread of Covid-19. He also accused the people of pelting stones at the police team which reached there.

Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Collective
Primary Form Violence against civilians
Weapons Unclear
Primary Cause Law and Order Violence
Secondary Cause Lockdown Enforcement
Actor 1 - Number of people N
Actor 1 - Affiliations Police
Actor 1 - Youth na
Actor 2 - Number of people N
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Citizen/Individuals
Actor 2 - Youth unknown
National/Online Media

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