Ward Chairperson Ties Local Resident to Tree During Removal of Road Encroachment, Exhibiting Inhumane Behavior

Summary: Jiwach Yadav, the ward chairperson of Aurahi Municipality-3 in Siraha, demonstrated inhumane behavior by tying local resident Birendra Sah’s hands to a tree while removing road encroachment. Sah opposed attempts to construct a road by forcibly seizing his private land, prompting Chairperson Yadav to bind his hands and clear the road. Local youth leader Santosh Yadav has expressed serious concern over the chairperson’s actions and demanded immediate action. April 11, Janakpurdham.

During the removal of road encroachment in Aurahi Municipality-3, Siraha, ward chairperson Jiwach Yadav tied a local citizen’s hands to a tree in a display of inhumane conduct, sparking fresh controversy. A video released of the incident, which took place Monday morning, shows Ward Chairperson Yadav along with others binding Birendra Sah’s hands with rope and forcibly evicting him from the road. The footage captures Sah’s hands tightly secured and Yadav forcibly pushing him.

According to local resident Ramekwal Yadav, an agricultural road was constructed in Pipra Tol about a year ago, during which part of Birendra Sah’s land was unilaterally appropriated. When a team led by the ward chairperson arrived to clear the alleged road encroachment today, Sah protested that the road was being built on his private land without consent. Ramekwal shared that following Sah’s resistance, Chairperson Yadav tied his hands to a tree and forcibly cleared the road.

“The agricultural road is already built. Normally, land should have been acquired equally from both sides, but the road was constructed taking Sah’s land from both sides,” Ramekwal explained. “When attempts were made to clear it, Sah’s phone was confiscated, and his hands were tied to the tree to forcefully clear the road. This is blatant bullying by the ward chairperson.” Meanwhile, Chairperson Yadav stated that Sah encroached on the road area and that when they went to clear it, Sah tried to attack them with a stick. As a result, with help from local youths, Sah’s hands were tied. “The road has been under construction since last year. When we went to clear it today, Sah came out wielding a stick. Fearing a violent attack, local youths tied his hands,” Yadav said.

Local youth leader Santosh Yadav condemned the chairperson’s act of tying a citizen to a tree to forcibly build a road on private land, calling it inhumane, and demanded immediate punishment. Posting the video on social media, he wrote, “We are seriously concerned about Aurahi Gaunpalika-3 Ward Chairperson Jiwach Yadav tying a citizen to a tree and forcefully constructing a road on private property. Development is meant to benefit people, so what kind of development is this that holds humans hostage? This is an abuse of power. Are we in a democracy or under Jung Bahadur’s rule? The ward chairperson responsible for this inhumane act must be immediately disciplined.”