Incident Reports

Vandalism at Kirtipur Hospital after infant's death

2021-01-02

Bagmati, Kathmandu, Kirtipur

Kirtipur Hospital was vandalized after a baby died during delivery on January 2. Police arrested 17 people involved in the vandalism.

25-year-old Sabina Subedi of Naikap was admitted to the hospital for delivery on January 1. The relatives of the deceased alleged that the hospital administration did her operation even when they did not find the child's heartbeat prior to the operation.


Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Collective
Primary Form Vandalism
Weapons None
Primary Cause Extra-judicial response related to perceived healthcare malpractice/after death of patient
Actor 1 - Number of people 17
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
National/Online Media

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