Jumla, July 19
Police personnel, ordered to bring medical education reform activist Dr Govinda KC to Kathmandu, have used excessive force against his supporters.
Police entered the premises of the Karnali Institute of Health Sciences, where Dr KC was on hunger strike, and baton charged his supporters.
A Nepali Army chopper was sent to Jumla to ferry Dr KC to Kathmandu as doctors in Jumla said the striking doctor’s health has deteriorated and they can no longer treat him. Karnali Province Chief Minister Mahendra bahadur Shai and Home Minister Naresh Bhandari also accompanied police personnel.
Police started using force after KC’s supporters did not let them get to Dr KC. According to witnesses, police baton-charged the KC supporters indiscriminately. The kin of patients receiving treatment at the hospital have also been injured in the police action. The injured are being treated at the hospital. Around 30-40 people have been reported injured.
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