Incident Reports

CPN-UML cadres physically assaulted by cadres of Young Communist League (YCL) in Chitwan

2022-05-04

Bagmati, Chitawan, Kalika, Ward 3

A CPN-UML cadre sustained injury after being reportedly attacked by CPN (Maoist Centre) affiliated YCL (Young Communist League)'s cadres in Chitawan. According to reports, 34-year-old Mahendra BK, a municipal member of CPN-UML's sister organization Youth Association, was physically assaulted by a group of 15-16 people led by YCL's Kalika Municipality in-charge Nawaraj Ghalan in Kalika-3 of Chitwan on May 4 night. BK sustained serious injuries on his head after being hit with bottle and sharp glasses by the group.

Kalika Secretary of CPN-UML Shudarshan Adhikari said that the victim sustained serious injuries on his head and was undergoing treatment in Bharatpur's old Medical College. 

Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Collective
Primary Form Assault (small group)
Weapons Other
Primary Cause Election-related incident
Secondary Cause Contestation between Parties
Actor 1 - Number of people 16
Actor 1 - Affiliations CPN (Maoist Center) and affiliated org
Actor 1 - Youth unknown
Actor 2 - Number of people 1
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Left Alliance (CPN-MC, UML & others)
Actor 2 - Youth noyouth
Total Injured 1
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