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Toddler killed in motorcycle crash in Surkhet, relatives stage protest

2020-11-18

Karnali, Surkhet, Birendranagar

Relatives of a 3-year-old child, Sameer Nepali of Dharapani in Birendranagar-1 who died in a motorcycle crash are protesting on the streets of the state capital since November 18 demanding identification of the culprit and compensation to the victim's family. The child was hit by an unmarked motorcycle near the gate of the District Police Office, Surkhet and died on November 17. 

The agitation was started to put pressure on the police as they could not identify the driver of the motorcycle. They are not willing to stop the agitation until the police arrest the driver and make him public and they also announced to intensify the agitation from November 18.


Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Nonviolent
Primary Form Demonstration
Primary Cause Issues related to legal action and access to justice
Actor 1 - Number of people 25
Actor 1 - Affiliations Protesters/demonstrators
Actor 1 - Youth na
Actor 2 - Number of people n/a
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Police
Actor 2 - Youth na
National/Online Media

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