Incident Reports

Siraha hospital staff assaulted by police

2016-03-28

Madhes, Siraha, Lahan, Ward 5

An office assistant at Lahan municipality-3 based Ram Kumar Uma Prashad Memorial hospital has been injured after being physically assaulted by two policemen. Badri Shah, Office assistant at the hospital was indiscriminately assaulted by two policemen who were accompanying a woman seeking treatment at the hospital following her abortion. Badri Shah has sustained black and blue marks all over his body due to the beating from the policemen. His body has also swollen following the incident. Shah said, "Two policemen came to the emergency ward of the hospital with a woman who was in need of treatment. They retorted abusive words and started attacking me suddenly after I requested them to sit on the chair." They attempted to drag Shah down the floor to the vehicle after kicking him indiscriminately, but his colleague intervened and saved him. Constable Bhogendra Khatri and Hareram Yadav of Area Police Office Lahan, who was deputed with the security of the hospital since a long time were not present at the hospital at the time of the incident. Meanwhile, confessing the crime of the security personnel, Inspector Kabir Pradhan of Area Police Office Lahan said, "The CCTV footage shows the policemen dragging Shah, we will take departmental action against them." Inspector Pradhan, however, refused to divulge the names of the policemen involved in the beating.
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Interpersonal
Primary Form Assault (small group)
Weapons Blunt weapon
Primary Cause Other non-economic personal issues (revenge, passion etc.)
Actor 1 - Number of people 2
Actor 1 - Affiliations Police
Actor 1 - Youth na
Actor 2 - Number of people 1
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Health sector/health workers, doctors
Actor 2 - Youth noyouth
Total Injured 1
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