Incident Reports

Municipal police and street vendors clash in Janakpurdham

2022-08-19

Madhes, Dhanusha, Janakpur

There has been a clash between municipal police and street vendors in Janakpurdham. The clash took place when there was a dispute over the removal of roadblocks in Janakichowk of Janakpurdham. Locals of Janakichowk said that the municipal police used force to remove the stalls put up by the street vendors on the roadside to sell puja materials for the Krishnashtami fair. After the municipal police used force, the local youths were also angry. At the same time, there was a clash. It is reported that the municipal police also hit a local 6-year-old boy with a stick. After receiving the news of the clash, the police team that went from the District Police Office Dhanusha arrested 9 people including Kishan Mandal, Kanhaiya Das, Subhash Sah, Sonu Sah from Janki Chowk and took them to the District Police Office.
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Twosided
Collective / Interpersonal Interpersonal
Primary Form Group Clash
Weapons Blunt weapon
Primary Cause Other governance issues
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 unknown
Actor 2 - Number of people n/a
Actor 2 - Affiliation Citizen/Individuals
Actor 2 - Youth unknown
National/Online Media

0 Comments