Incident Reports

Curfew clamped in Gaur as Madhesi protestors stage armed rally

2015-08-24

Madhes, Rautahat, Gaur

District Administration Office, Rautahat has decided to impose a curfew in the district headquarters Gaur from 4:30 pm on Monday to 5:00 am on Tuesday as protesters aligned to Madhesi parties staged armed demonstrations. A group of women cadres on Monday afternoon had organised a sword rally in front of the District Police Office in Gaur. Police fired 110 rounds of rubber bullets as well as used 70 shells of tear gas to control the mob. Earlier, the protestors vandalised around half dozen government offices in the town. They also pelted stones at the residence of former prime minister Madhav Kumar Nepal. Madhes-centric parties have been staging protests in Tarai district expressing their dissatisfaction with the proposed federal model in the new constitution.
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Nonviolent
Primary Form Curfew/prohibitory order issues by the state
Primary Cause Law and Order Violence
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 na
Actor 2 - Number of people n/a
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Citizen/Individuals
Actor 2 - Youth na
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