Incident Reports

Violent demonstration in Sarlahi after a local men dies in road accident

2021-08-13

Madhes, Sarlahi, Lalbandi

50-year-old Ram Naresh Mahato of Lalbandi Municipality-2 in Sarlahi died on the spot after being hit by a tipper on August 13. After his death, the aggrieved locals took the tipper under control, vandalized it and even set it on fire in the Nawalpur market area. Locals protested by placing the body of the deceased Mahato on the highway. Police used force after the locals started vandalizing the place. After that, a clash took place between locals and police in the Nawalpur Bazaar area. Police also fired four rounds of tear gas to disperse the crowd, said Krishna Giri, acting police spokesperson for Sarlahi.

Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Interpersonal
Primary Form Violent demonstration
Weapons Fire
Primary Cause Extra-judicial response to traffic accidents
Actor 1 - Number of people n/a
Actor 1 - Affiliations Mob (only Perpetrator)
Actor 1 - Youth na
Actor 2 - Number of people n/a
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Citizen/Individuals
Actor 2 - Youth na
Totally damaged Vehicles 1
Severely damaged Vehicles 1
National/Online Media

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