Kathmandu, April 18 -- Ever since the government enforced a nationwide lockdown on March 24 to prevent the spread of Covid-19, numerous images and videos of Nepal Police personnel employing excessive force against violators of the stay-at-home order have emerged. Whether it is assaulting a man on a bicycle or beating up doctors who were returning to their quarters, police personnel have been heavily criticised for their overzealous approach to enforcing the lockdown.

On Thursday and Friday, a new video went viral on social media, once again displaying how quick the police are to employ force. The video, sourced by an news portal, shows a team of police personnel beating up three people, two women and one man, returning from purchasing me...