Incident Reports

Youth kills co-worker in an inebriated fight in Pokhara

2020-11-07

Gandaki, Kaski, Pokhara Lekhnath, Ward 6

23-year-old Nandalal Shrestha of Sunkoshi Rural Municipality-1, Sindhuli was arrested for allegedly killing his 25-year-old friend Krishna Chaudhary of Dang by hitting him on the head with a stone in Lakeside Basundhara Park in Pokhara-6 on November 7.  

Chaudhary and Shrestha used to work together collecting and selling rags. They had a heated argument over the issue of cigarettes under the influence of alcohol. Shrestha threw stones at Chaudhary three times and seriously injured him.

Chaudhary, who was undergoing treatment at the Western Regional Hospital, Pokhara, died on November 7. Shrestha, who was absconding after Chaudhary's murder, was arrested by the Kaski police on November 10 while he was going to Kathmandu through Rexa at Tanahu Abu Khaireni-2.


Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Interpersonal
Primary Form Assault (small group)
Weapons Blunt weapon
Primary Cause Other non-economic personal issues (revenge, passion etc.)
Actor 1 - Number of people 1
Actor 1 - Affiliations Citizen/Individuals
Actor 1 - Youth youth
Actor 2 - Number of people 1
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Citizen/Individuals
Actor 2 - Youth youth
Total Killed 1
Youth Killed 1
National/Online Media

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