Incident Reports
KMC Hospital in Kathmandu vandalized by the relatives over the death of the patient
2020-12-08
The relatives of a patient have vandalized the Kathmandu Medical College (KMC) after the death of the 58-year-old patient;
Laxmi Kunwar of Nagarjuna Municipality-5 Chhagdol claiming that the patient had died due to negligence of the hospital. About10-11 windows of the hospital were broken.
Police have arrested nine persons on the charge of vandalism. Meanwhile doctors state that the patient had died because of the heart attack but the relatives are not satisfied with how he died as they are not demanding any compensation. The discussions are underway between the hospital and the victim.
Details and Impacts
| Violent / Non-violent | Violent |
| Onesided / Twosided | Onesided |
| Collective / Interpersonal | Interpersonal |
| Primary Form | Vandalism |
| Weapons | Other |
| Primary Cause | Extra-judicial response related to perceived healthcare malpractice/after death of patient |
| Actor 1 - Number of people | n/a |
| Actor 1 - Affiliations | Citizen/Individuals |
| Actor 1 - Youth | na |
| Actor 2 - Number of people | n/a |
| Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Health sector/health workers, doctors |
| Actor 2 - Youth | na |
| Total damaged Buildings | 1 |
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