2015 Tikapur Massacre

When

24 Aug 2015

Kind

Massacre

Deaths

8

Coordinates

28.53° N, 81.12° E

Description

Attack on security forces in Nepal

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

Attack on security forces in Nepal

On 24 August 2015, armed protestors affiliated with the Tharuhat Struggle Committee conducted an attack on security forces in Tikapur, a western city of Nepal. Protestors attacked officers attempting to enforce restrictions with axes, scythes, and spears killing eight, including seven police officers and a two-year-old baby. Police officer Ram Bihari Tharu was burned alive by the protestors.

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