2021-02-21
Sudurpashchim, Kailali, Godawari
A video of a man ("baba') beating and abusing a woman claiming that he has divine power has gone public. In the video, the man can be seen grabbing the hair of the woman and throwing her to the ground while the victim is begging and crying for help.
The man living in the Khairana forest of Godavari Municipality of Kailali has been beating and abusing the woman in the name of healing them of diseases. He further used to demand gold, chicken, money and other things from people who approached him to cure their diseases.
Violent / Non-violent | Violent |
Onesided / Twosided | Onesided |
Collective / Interpersonal | Interpersonal |
Primary Form | Assault (small group) |
Weapons | Other |
Primary Cause | Extra-judicial response on basis of witchcraft allegations |
Actor 1 - Number of people | 1 |
Actor 1 - Affiliations | Citizen/Individuals |
Actor 1 - Youth | na |
Actor 2 - Number of people | 1 |
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Citizen/Individuals |
Actor 2 - Youth | na |
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