Resham Lal Chaudhary
Reshamlal Chaudhary | |
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| रेशमलाल चौधरी | |
| Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha | |
| In office 3 January 2019 – 6 March 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Janak Raj Chaudhary |
| Constituency | Kailali 1 |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Nagrik Unmukti Party, Nepal |
| Other political affiliations | Rastriya Janata Party People's Socialist Party Nagrik Unmukti Party |
| Criminal information | |
| 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 |
| Locations | Tikapur, Kailali, Nepal |
| Target | Nepal Police personnel |
| Killed | 8 (one toddler) |
| Weapons | incitement to lynch mob, axes, scythes, spears, incindiary |
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Resham Lal Chaudhary, also Resham Chaudhary, is a Nepali former member of Parliament who was sentenced to life in prison for his role in orchestrating and carrying out the 2015 Tikapur massacre. He was later freed on the occasion of Republic day in Nepal.
Chaudhary, a founder of Nagrik Unmukti Party, Nepal which he founded on 30 October 2025.