Incident Reports

Barpak tense following arrest of a wanted man in Gorkha

2015-06-05

Gandaki, Gorkha, Sulikot

Tension ensued in Barpak following the arrest of a local Thug wanted by the police. On Friday Police arrested Dhan Bahadur Gurung known as Baghe in possession of two pistols. Protesting his arrest locals youths who supported him surrounded the police station and Nepali Army's camp. The protesters vandalized a government vehicle denouncing Baghe's arrest. Baghe who was already on the police's wanted list was arrested for obstruction of the bidding process of the construction project. Additional security personnel was sent from the APF camp in Jaubari and Baluwa to take the situation into control.
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Collective
Primary Form Violence during arrest/detention
Weapons None
Primary Cause Other types of criminal activity
Actor 1 - Number of people n/a
Actor 1 - Affiliations Mob (only Perpetrator)
Actor 1 - Youth na
Actor 2 - Number of people n/a
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Police APF
Actor 2 - Youth na
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