Incident Reports

Nine injured in a clash of two youth groups in Morang

2021-03-22

Province 1, Sunsari, Duhabi

A clash broke out between the youths of Duhabi Ward No. 2 and Ward No. 9, on April 22, injuring nine people, including one with a serious injury. According to Bishal Khawas, one of the injured youths, a minor dispute took place near Duhabi Ward No. 2, Birgaon, when a motorcycle coming from the opposite direction attempted to collide with his motorcycle. He also alleges that when he tried to leave the area, the youths on motorcycles assaulted him by calling other 20-25 youths.

Three motorcycles (plate numbers; Ko 29 Pa 1260, Ko 32 Pa 3259, and J 7 Pa 5858) were also damaged in the clash. According to police, the clash broke out between the two sides after two motorcycles collided on the way.

Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Twosided
Collective / Interpersonal Interpersonal
Primary Form Group Clash
Weapons Unclear
Primary Cause Other non-economic personal issues (revenge, passion etc.)
Actor 1 - Number of people 25
Actor 1 - Affiliations Citizen/Individuals
Actor 1 - Youth youth
Actor 2 - Number of people 3
Actor 2 - Affiliation Citizen/Individuals
Actor 2 - Youth youth
Total Injured 9
Female Injured n/a
Youth Injured 9
Totally damaged Vehicles 3
Severely damaged Vehicles n/a
Local Newspaper - Morang

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