2021-07-28
Karnali, Rukum West, Sani Bheri
Cadres of Netra Bikram Chand-led Nepal Communist Party have subjected ward chairperson of Sani Bheri Rural Municipality-8 50-year-old Sashiram Budhathoki to inhumane treatment by smearing him black and putting a garland of shoes around his neck.
According to DSP Dhruva Kumar Shrestha of DPO Rukum West, NCP cadres 23-year-old Shiva BK of Aathbiskot Municipality-3 and 23-year-old Prakash Rasaili of Aathbiskot Municipality-11 were involved in the incident. Police arrested both of them on July 28 and are further investigating. Issuing a press release, Sano Bheri rural municipality secretary of NCP, Shiva BK stated that the group punished the ward chairperson for embezzling rupees 3-lakhs from a canal project.
Violent / Non-violent | Nonviolent |
Primary Form | Public humiliation |
Primary Cause | Other political issues |
Actor 1 - Number of people | 2 |
Actor 1 - Affiliations | CPN (Chand) and affiliated org |
Actor 1 - Youth | youth |
Actor 2 - Number of people | 1 |
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Local authorities (incl VDC, district, gov. line agencies at local level except education and health) |
Actor 2 - Youth | noyouth |