Incident Reports

Engineering students padlock Purbanchal university

2016-02-28

Province 1, Sunsari, Dharan, Ward 9

Electronics Third Year students of Purbanchal University padlocked seven teachers and officials along with the principal for rescheduling 'Field Visit' date. Students demanded that the university should take them in the tour as per the pre-schedule. Principal Jitendra Chaudhary and Deputy Principal Dhak Bahadur Khadka, among others, had to face the ire of the students. The students have vandalized university furniture and torched a chair belonging to Electronic Department Chief Binaya Lal Shrestha in the university premises. Electronic students were scheduled to go for a field visit on March 9. However, the visit date was rescheduled after Civil Engineering students padlocked the university on Monday and Tuesday. 
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Collective
Primary Form Vandalism
Secondary Form Gherau/Dharna (sit-in)/padlocking
Weapons None
Primary Cause Issues related to the quality of public services (health, education etc.)and access to these services
Secondary Cause Issues related to the quality of public services (health, education etc.)and access to these services
Actor 1 - Number of people n/a
Actor 1 - Affiliations Students
Actor 1 - Youth na
Actor 2 - Number of people n/a
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Education sector/teachers (private and public)
Actor 2 - Youth na
National/Online Media

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