2021-06-01
All the ward offices of Ghorahi have been closed for one day to protest against police misconduct. Ramesh Pandey, the chairperson of Ghorahi metropolis-15, who was going alone on a scooter to get an oxygen cylinder for the patients, was mistreated by police in front of the District Police Office on June 1
Pandey said that police took the scooter under control even after showing the license, necessary documents of the scooter, and the identity card of the ward chairman to the police.
The mistreatment of Pandey, who was actively working day and night in the service of patients during the Corona pandemic, has been widely criticized. Various organizations including Nepali Congress Dang Secretary Shankar Prasad Dangi have protested against the incident.
Violent / Non-violent | Nonviolent |
Primary Form | Strike/Bandh |
Primary Cause | Other governance issues |
Actor 1 - Number of people | n/a |
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 | n/a |
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Police |
Actor 2 - Youth | na |
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