Incident Reports
Person arrested on the charge of illegally cutting tree dies in custody of Forest office, relatives agitated
2022-08-18
58-year-old Dhaniram Lamichhane of Birendranagar-13 Bhoot Chowk, who was arrested on August 18 through Birendranagar Forest Division Offices, died after being taken into custody by the forest office. Lamichhane's relatives have started a protest alleging that he died after being physically assaulted by forest staff in Surkhet. Forest Division Office arrested for cutting numbered trees of the forest on the Madan Bhandari Highway. Relatives are demanding an investigation into the incident.
Details and Impacts
| Violent / Non-violent | Violent |
| Onesided / Twosided | Onesided |
| Collective / Interpersonal | Interpersonal |
| Primary Form | Assault (small group) |
| Weapons | None |
| Primary Cause | Access/control of other natural resources (forest, minerals) |
| Actor 1 - Number of people | N/A |
| Actor 1 - Affiliations | Local authorities (incl VDC, district, gov. line agencies at local level except education and health) |
| Actor 1 - Youth | noyouth |
| Actor 2 - Number of people | 1 |
| Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Citizen/Individuals |
| Actor 2 - Youth | noyouth |
| Total Killed | 1 |
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