Incident Reports

Tension runs high in Jamunaha border as UDMF cadres hurl petrol bombs at police

2015-12-02

Lumbini, Banke, Nepalgunj

Tension ran high in Jamunaha border, near Nepalgunj of Banke district, after the cadres of agitating United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF) hurled petrol bombs at police personnel from the Indian side of the border on Wednesday afternoon. Following the incident, a clash broke out between the police personnel and the UDMF cadres. As many as three police personnel were injured in the clash. Their identities, however, have not been established yet. It has been learned that police chiefs of Shravasti district of India and Banke of Nepal are preparing to hold discussions to control the clash. 
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Twosided
Collective / Interpersonal Collective
Primary Form Group Clash
Weapons Blunt weapon , Improvised explosive device (IED)
Primary Cause Law and Order Violence
Actor 1 - Number of people 100
Actor 1 - Affiliations Madhes-based Parties
Actor 1 - Youth na
Actor 2 - Number of people n/a
Actor 2 - Affiliation Police
Actor 2 - Youth na
National/Online Media

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