Aarogya Foundation Incident

Hospital: Aarogya Foundation, Pulchowk, Nepal

Victims: 1 doctor after finishing his duty

Type of violence: Physical

Event: When the duty doctor was returning home finishing his duty at night, a traffic constable accosted and enquired him. The police constable had later punched and attacked the doctor. He had sustained nasal injury.

News Links:

1. Cop beats doctor black and blue because he was ‘walking at night’ (kathmandupost.com)
2. Cop who beat up a doctor suspended (kathmandupost.com)
3. Traffic police beats a doctor and breaks his nose in Lalitpur - myRepublica
4. Traffic police personnel Thapa suspended for assaulting doctor - myRepublica

Perpetrator(s):

1. Rajendra Thapa (police constable at the time of incident)