Incident Reports

Zonal Hospital halts service against ‘manhandling’ of staffs

2015-11-22

Madhes, Saptari, Rajbiraj, Ward 8

Doctors and employees as the Rajbiraj-based Gajendranarayan Singh Sagarmatha Zonal Hospital have halted works accusing police of manhandling them on Sunday. Acting Medical Superintendent of the hospital Dr Deepa Jha in a statement said eight health workers and employees have sustained injuries after police thrashed them at hospital premises and quarters. Locals have accused that a police team under the command of DSP Narayan Prasad Chimoriya thrashed and manhandled doctors, employees, drugs store operators and others after irate locals torched a police van at the hospital. 
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Interpersonal
Primary Form Assault (small group)
Weapons Small arms
Primary Cause Other governance issues
Secondary Cause Unclear
Actor 1 - Number of people n/a
Actor 1 - Affiliations Police
Actor 1 - Youth na
Actor 2 - Number of people n/a
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Health sector/health workers, doctors
Actor 2 - Youth na
Total Injured 8
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