Incident Reports
Dolpa's ward chairperson accused of attacking the author Prem Bohara
2021-05-04
Prem Bohara, an author of the recently published book 'Kogle', who was campaigning for youth awareness and anti-corruption campaigns in different places of Dolpa, was attacked in Dolpa on May 4.
Bohara has sustained head injuries in the attack. Bohara said that the Ward Chairperson Rokaya's relatives and youths attacked him with the intention of killing him under the instruction of Rokaya.
Details and Impacts
| Violent / Non-violent | Violent |
| Onesided / Twosided | Onesided |
| Collective / Interpersonal | Interpersonal |
| Primary Form | Assault (large group) |
| Weapons | None |
| Primary Cause | Issues related to corruption (other than tenders) |
| Actor 1 - Number of people | 5 |
| Actor 1 - Affiliations | Local authorities (incl VDC, district, gov. line agencies at local level except education and health) |
| Actor 1 - Youth | na |
| Actor 2 - Number of people | 1 |
| Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Citizen/Individuals |
| Actor 2 - Youth | noyouth |
| Total Injured | 1 |
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