Incident Reports

Two cops injured in clash with students

2016-01-12

Two police personnel were hurt when students at Mithileshwor Secondary School at Mauwahi in Dhanusa attacked them over a dispute today. The dispute flared up when police tried to take under control the tense situation that followed after students staged demonstrations, demanding action against the school headmaster. Police also rained batons into the demonstration. The students said that the headteacher should be dismissed, accusing him of embezzlement. They also demanded that sitting teachers for science and social science should be dismissed. 
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Twosided
Collective / Interpersonal Collective
Primary Form Group Clash
Secondary Form Demonstration
Weapons Blunt weapon
Primary Cause Other governance issues
Secondary Cause Issues related to corruption (other than tenders)
Actor 1 - Number of people n/a
Actor 1 - Affiliations Students
Actor 1 - Youth na
Actor 2 - Number of people 2
Actor 2 - Affiliation Police
Actor 2 - Youth na
Total Injured 2
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