Incident Reports
Cadres of CPN-UML physically assaulted by Nepali Congress cadres in Ramechhap: Five injured
2022-05-20
CPN-UML cadres along with newly elected ward chairperson of Manthali Municipality-9 Gokarnaraj Aaran and his family were physically assaulted by the Nepali Congress cadres and Nepali Congress ward chairperson candidate Buddhi Bahadur Pulami (Bharat) on May 19 night in Ramechhap. CPN-UML claimed that the cadres of the Nepali Congress physically assaulted them by entering in the CPN-UML's ward office.
Uttam Aaran, son of newly elected ward chairperson Gokarnaraj Aaran, said that the cadres of the Nepali Congress came to assault them on nine motorcycles. Five CPN-UML cadres Gautam Aaran, Uttam Aaran, Omprakash Aaran, Narayan Aaran, and Khadgaraj Aaran were injured in the attack. Newly elected ward chairperson Gokarna Raj Aran said that the CPN-UML attacked them with intention of killing. In Puranagaun, UML's AAran was elected with 550 votes while Congress candidate Pulami Magar was defeated with 516 votes.
Details and Impacts
| Violent / Non-violent | Violent |
| Onesided / Twosided | Onesided |
| Collective / Interpersonal | Interpersonal |
| Primary Form | Assault (large group) |
| Weapons | None |
| Primary Cause | Election-related incident |
| Secondary Cause | Contestation regarding the outcome of election |
| Actor 1 - Number of people | n/a |
| Actor 1 - Affiliations | Nepali Congress and affiliated org |
| Actor 1 - Youth | unknown |
| Actor 2 - Number of people | n/a |
| Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | UML and affiliated org |
| Actor 2 - Youth | unknown |
| Total Injured | 5 |
