Incident Reports

Intern doctors clash with police in Biratnagar

2015-06-26

Province 1, Morang, Biratnagar

 More than a dozen people were injured when protesting intern doctors clashed with the police on the premises of Nobel Medical College in Biratnagar on Thursday. All the services except emergency ward remained closed after the incident. Police detained 20 protesters to contain the situation. More than 120 medical students currently doing their internship staged sit-in, demanding that the college return the security amount they had deposited. They also charged the college of “labour exploitation”. 
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Twosided
Collective / Interpersonal Collective
Primary Form Group Clash
Secondary Form Vandalism
Weapons None
Primary Cause Issues related to the quality of public services (health, education etc.)and access to these services
Actor 1 - Number of people 120
Actor 1 - Affiliations Students
Actor 1 - Youth na
Actor 2 - Number of people n/a
Actor 2 - Affiliation Police
Actor 2 - Youth na
Total Injured 10
Severely damaged Buildings 00
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