Incident Reports

4 injured due to timber smuggler's attack in Dhanusha

2016-01-03

Four persons including employees of sector forest office Puspalpur were injured after being attacked by timber smugglers in Dhanusha. Chief of sector forest office Puspalpur Bishnu Yadav, chairman of Jalaad sajhedari forest Shyamlal Mahato, Post Bahadur Giri and Mahendra Mahato were injured during an attack from timber smugglers who were trying to steal timber in a tractor. The timbers smugglers also vandalized the motorcycles with plate numbers Ja 6 Pa 8421, Ja 7 Pa 7027 and Ja 5 Pa 474 belonging to the forest office employees. Likewise the smugglers also vandalized the area forest office situated in Puspalpur, according to area police office Dhalkewar.
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Collective
Primary Form Assault (small group)
Weapons None
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 n/a
Actor 1 - Affiliations Criminal
Actor 1 - Youth na
Actor 2 - Number of people 4
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Local authorities (incl VDC, district, gov. line agencies at local level except education and health)
Actor 2 - Youth na
Total Injured 4
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