Incident Reports

Complaint lodged against caste discrimination in Saptari

2021-02-24

Madhes, Saptari, Kanchanrup, Ward 10

A complaint was lodged against Satyanarayana Yadav and Ghanananda Khadga on February 24 on the charge of caste discrimination at a wedding party in Kanchanrup Municipality-10, Saptari. They claimed the accused had stopped them from eating a party feast, calling them untouchable.

According to the complaint, Yadav and Khadga invited locals; 19-year-old Suraj Kumar Paswan and 17-year-old Krishna Kumar Paswan to a wedding party and sent them away saying they could not eat together, calling them untouchable.


Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Nonviolent
Primary Form Banishment/shunning
Primary Cause Related to discrimination against Dalits
Actor 1 - Number of people 2
Actor 1 - Affiliations Citizen/Individuals
Actor 1 - Youth unknown
Actor 2 - Number of people 2
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Citizen/Individuals
Actor 2 - Youth youth
National/Online Media

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