Reshamlal Chaudhary | |
|---|---|
| रेशमलाल चौधरी | |
| Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha | |
| In office 3 January 2019[1] – 6 March 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Janak Raj Chaudhary |
| Constituency | Kailali 1 |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Nepali |
| Political party | Nagrik Unmukti Party[2] |
| Other political affiliations | Rastriya Janata Party People's Socialist Party |
| Disappeared | August 2015 |
| Status | Surrendered on 26 February 2018 |
| Known for | 2015 Tikapur massacre |
| Movement | Tharuhat Movement |
| Criminal status | unconvicted |
| Criminal charge | murder, conspiracy to commit murder, instigating violence, several others |
Time at large | more than 2 years |
| Details | |
| Date | 24 August 2015 |
| Location(s) | Tikapur, Kailali, Nepal |
| Target(s) | Nepal Police personnel |
| Killed | 8 (one toddler) |
| Weapons | incitement to lynch mob, axes, scythes, spears, incindiary |
Resham Lal Chaudhary, also Resham Chaudhary, is a Nepali former member of Parliament who has been sentenced to life in prison for his role in orchestrating and carrying out the 2015 Tikapur massacre.[3] He has been freed on the occasion of Republic day in Nepal.