2022-05-12
An unidentified group hurled two petrol bomb at the house of Gehendra Giri, a Nepali Congress's Mayoral Candidate in the Tulsipur Sub-metropolitan City of Dang. There were no immediate injuries or casualties reported. According Giri's wife, a group of unidentified people threw two petrol bombs at their house in Tulsipur Sub-Metropolitan City-5. Giri alleged that those responsible for this act were trying to terrorize him and urged supporters to participate in. the local election without fear.
Violent / Non-violent | Violent |
Onesided / Twosided | Onesided |
Collective / Interpersonal | Interpersonal |
Primary Form | Symbolic violence |
Weapons | Improvised explosive device (IED) |
Primary Cause | Election-related incident |
Actor 1 - Number of people | n/a |
Actor 1 - Affiliations | Unclear |
Actor 1 - Youth | unknown |
Actor 2 - Number of people | n/a |
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Nepali Congress and affiliated org |
Actor 2 - Youth | unknown |