2022-05-10
Six people were injured in a clash between CPN-UML and Nepali Congress in Simta rural municipality-6 of Surkhet on May 10 night. Two cadres of CPN-UML Sunil BK, 36, and Indra BK, 24, and four police officers were injured during the clash. The injured are undergoing treatment in Nepalgunj.
According to the spokesperson of District Police Office Surkhet, DSP Ram Prasad Gharti, the police were injured when UML cadres attacked them while mediating the incident.
Violent / Non-violent | Violent |
Onesided / Twosided | Twosided |
Collective / Interpersonal | Interpersonal |
Primary Form | Group Clash |
Weapons | None |
Primary Cause | Election-related incident |
Secondary Cause | Contestation between Parties |
Actor 1 - Number of people | n/a |
Actor 1 - Affiliations | UML and affiliated org |
Actor 1 - Youth | unknown |
Actor 2 - Number of people | n/a |
Actor 2 - Affiliation | Nepali Congress and affiliated org |
Actor 2 - Youth | unknown |
Total Injured | 6 |
Youth Injured | 1 |