Incident Reports
Nepali youth mysteriously died in India, 6 people arrested while smuggling stone statues in the Nepal-India border
2015-07-26
A Nepali youth was found dead in Mekadiya gaun near the Nepal-India border side. 22-year-old Khadka Bahadur Shahi of Tikhalaye VDC-5, Kalikot died under suspicious circumstances. According to the Indian police, Khadka Bahadur was drowned while he was trying to escape after stealing the historical statue. Even the Indian post-mortem that has been provided shows that cause for his death is drowning. But the family members have claimed that the report is false and have requested for a recheck of the body in District hospital Bardiya after listening to accounts from locals. The second post-mortem found wounds to his eyes, but the cause of death remained inconclusive as the body was already in a state of decay. The victim's family demanded to investigate the case properly and give a harsh punishment to the perpetrators. According to Superintendent of Police, Bardiya, Pradip Kumar Pal, Khadkha Bahadur Shahi were arrested by Indian Border Security Force together with 4 other people from Kalikot when they were trying to smuggle two stone statues, the detainees are Tirtha Bahadur Shahi, Anil Bahadur Shahi , Lok Bahadur Shahi, and Sher Bahadur shah. One Rajesh Shahi of Surkhet is still on the run.
Details and Impacts
| Violent / Non-violent | Violent |
| Onesided / Twosided | Onesided |
| Collective / Interpersonal | Interpersonal |
| Primary Form | Robbery |
| Weapons | Unclear |
| Primary Cause | Related to organized crime and illegal trade (drugs, arms, non-gendered human trafficking, protection racket, gang violence, etc.) |
| Actor 1 - Number of people | 7 |
| Actor 1 - Affiliations | Citizen/Individuals |
| Actor 1 - Youth | na |
| Actor 2 - Number of people | 1 |
| Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Citizen/Individuals |
| Actor 2 - Youth | youth |
| Total Killed | 1 |
| Youth Killed | 1 |
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