2021-02-12
Students affiliated to the NCP's Prachanda-Madhav faction, clashed with police in New Baneshwar while demonstrating against the arrest of the party's leaders RamKumari Jhankri. The protesters pelted stones at a police vehicle while the police used batons to control the situation. Police had arrested Jhankri on February 12 on the charge of making indecent remarks against the president.
Violent / Non-violent | Violent |
Onesided / Twosided | Twosided |
Collective / Interpersonal | Collective |
Primary Form | Group Clash |
Secondary Form | Intervention at Protest |
Weapons | Other |
Primary Cause | Other political issues |
Secondary Cause | Freedom of Assembly |
Actor 1 - Number of people | n/a |
Actor 1 - Affiliations | NCP (Nepal Communist Party) and Affiliates |
Actor 1 - Youth | na |
Actor 2 - Number of people | n/a |
Actor 2 - Affiliation | Police |
Actor 2 - Youth | na |
Totally damaged Vehicles | 1 |