Incident Reports

Maoist candidate for ward chairperson attacked in Gokulganga of Ramechhap

2022-05-11

Bagmati, Ramechhap, Gokulganga, Ward 3

Yam Bahadur Karki (Bhupal) a CPN (Maoist Center) candidate for ward chairperson of Gokulganga rural municipality-3 in Ramechhap, CPN (Maoist Center) cadres Roshan Karki, Bikram Karki, and Rudra Bhujel were injured in an attack by cadres of CPN-UML on May 11 night. Karki including other cadres was in a discussion in a neighbor's home when some cadre of CPN-UML attacked. Karki sustained a serious injury to his head. 

Vishnu Karki, a candidate for the post of deputy chairman of Gokulganga rural municipality from the CPN (Maoist Center), claimed that UML resorted to attack on Maoist Center leaders and cadres due to the fear of certain loss in the local eleciton.

Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Interpersonal
Primary Form Assault (small group)
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 (Target) CPN (Maoist Center) and affiliated org
Actor 2 - Youth unknown
Total Injured 4
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