Incident Reports

Janakpur tense after protestors vandalize police office

2015-09-01

Madhes, Dhanusha, Mithila Bihari

(update) Tension flared up at Janakpur after a group of protestors affiliated with Madhesi Morcha vandalized railway station-based police station here in the district on Tuesday. Around five hundred protestors had also tried to vandalize a Dhanusha-based custom office. Police, however, foiled their bid to vandalize the custom office. Police have fired tear gas shells at the protesters as the protestors started pelting stones at the protestors. Due to the clash, the situation from Bhanu Chowk to railway Chowk has remained extremely tense.

Update............ Scores of protesters were injured after a prolonged clash with security personnel in Janakpur on Tuesday evening. Of the injured, the condition of Sujit Kumar Sah is reported to be critical. Other injured agitators are receiving treatment at the Janakpur Regional Hospital. According to regional authorities, the deployed police force had no option other than firing more than five dozen of tear gas shells to disperse the huge mass of agitators, who resorted to vandalism by pelting stones at the security personnel. The clash, which ensued at 11 am continued late in the evening, created a tense standoff between the two sides. Suspecting it was carrying security forces, protesters even vandalized an ambulance of the Red Cross Society, Janakpur, which was carrying injured protesters out of the scene towards the hospital. Some agitators went as far as trying to set ablaze a house of Constituent Assembly member Ram Krishna Yadav. Meanwhile, Madhesi Janadhikar Forum Nepal (Democratic), Dhanusha Chairman Uma Shanker Aragariya alleged the police of raiding his house and using force in the process. RSS

Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Collective
Primary Form Vandalism
Secondary Form Group Clash
Weapons Blunt weapon , Other
Primary Cause Other political issues
Secondary Cause Other political issues
Actor 1 - Number of people n/a
Actor 1 - Affiliations Madhes-based Parties
Actor 1 - Youth na
Actor 2 - Number of people n/a
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Police
Actor 2 - Youth na
National/Online Media

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