Less than ten minutes had passed since we reached the site for duty when the demonstrators began attacking us. We (Nepal Police personnel) were carrying lathis, gas guns and rubber bullets only.
We were a group of 60/70 personnel comprising Nepal Police and Armed Police Force (APF), and were deployed to assist the team led by SSP Laxman Neupane.
The demonstrators surrounded us and attacked us using sickles, spears, khukuri and beer bottles. SSP Neupane ordered us to open fire after situation went out of control. But, we didn’t have bullets. One could even say that we were only carrying lathis.
However, SSP of APF didn’t order to open fire. This is also one reason why we’d to incur such a huge loss. We had a difficult time saving ourselves after being injured from the demonstrators’ attack. This is like new life for us.
We (injured personnel) were taken to the Tikapur Hospital in the evening. Later around 12 pm, we were transferred here (Kohalpur Hospital) after our treatment wasn’t possible in Tikapur Hospital. Although more than 12 hours have passed since our arrival here, no one from the police department or representative of government has come to visit us. A police constable on duty at the Hospital is assisting us in the treatment.
Luckily, the Hospital has provided us free treatment. But our own police department and government has turned a blind eye to our plight. This’s how the police department is. Who should we share our plight with? Even if we share, who’ll listen to us?
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