Incident Reports

Seven injured in ASCOL Campus dispute between students

2015-03-11

Bagmati, Kathmandu, Kathmandu

Five students from All Nepal National Free Students Union (ANNFSU) and two students from All Nepal National Independent Students Union (Revolutionary) (ANNISU-R) have been injured. According to Dipesh Pun who is associated with ANNISU, the clash erupted between the two student unions after his group tried to stop the ANNFSU students from vandalizing the campus chief's office. The ANNFSU students have also vandalized the office of the campus chief and set his chair on fire. The police have arrested a student involved in the incident. ANNFSU student Gopal Nepal said they have been demanding the campus chief's resignation over the security slackness and lack of a conducive environment for study at the college. According to him, one student was attacked with a khukuri on the campus premises this morning. ASCOL Campus Chief Rajesh Mahaju is close to UCPN (Maoist).
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Twosided
Collective / Interpersonal Collective
Primary Form Group Clash
Secondary Form Vandalism
Weapons Unclear
Primary Cause Issues related to the quality of public services (health, education etc.)and access to these services
Actor 1 - Number of people 2
Actor 1 - Affiliations CPN (Maoist Center) and affiliated org
Actor 1 - Entity Nepali Congress
Actor 1 - Youth na
Actor 2 - Number of people 5
Actor 2 - Affiliation UML and affiliated org
Actor 2 - Entity CPN M
Actor 2 - Youth na
Total Injured 7
Youth Injured n/a
Total damaged Buildings 1
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