Incident Reports

Man lynched for stealing chicken

2016-02-01

Karnali, Rukum West, Chaurjahari

A man was killed in Purtimkada VDC-4, in Rukum district on Monday for stealing a chicken. District police office said a group of villagers beat Bir Bahadur Nepali of Purtimkada to death, accusing him of stealing chicken from the house of local Amrita BK. Bir Bahadur's body was discovered around 50 metres from his house. Six persons have been taken into custody for investigation.
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Interpersonal
Primary Form Murder/attempted Murder
Weapons None
Primary Cause Other non-economic personal issues (revenge, passion etc.)
Actor 1 - Number of people 6
Actor 1 - Affiliations Group of civilians (only Target)
Actor 1 - Youth na
Actor 2 - Number of people 1
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Citizen/Individuals
Actor 2 - Youth na
Total Killed 1
Local Newspaper - Jumla

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