Police Attacked During Encroachment Removal in Banke

Banke. An attack has been launched on the police during the process of clearing encroached land of Ishwari Secondary School in Baijanath Rural Municipality of Banke. A local woman attacked a police havildar from the team that had gone to remove the encroachment with a sharp weapon.

According to the District Police Office, Banke, local Sabitri Kumari Shahi attacked police havildar Sunil Chaudhary with a sharp weapon. Chaudhary sustained minor injuries in the incident.

Pratitsingh Rathour, spokesperson for Banke Police and Deputy Superintendent of Police, confirmed the attack on the police and told Ratopati that Shahi, who was involved in the attack, has been taken under control. He said, 'The injured police havildar is in a stable condition, and we have taken the attacker under control.' 

The school administration had repeatedly issued notices to the individuals who had been residing on the school's land for a long time to vacate the land. However, when the encroachers ignored the notices, the process of removing the encroachment began this morning with the help of the police.

Seven houses and structures built on the school's land have been removed. It is reported that some of these houses and structures have been occupied for more than a decade.

The police stated that since the encroached area was not vacated despite repeated notices from the school administration, an campaign was launched to clear the land with the help of the police according to legal procedures. The District Police Office, Banke, stated that further investigation is underway against the woman who carried out the attack.