Incident Reports
3 arrested for mistreating woman accusing her of being so called witch
2016-09-21
Police arrested 3 persons on Thursday on the charge mistreating a woman accusing her of being so called witch. The arrested have been identified as Mohammad Alam, 30, of Madhubanigau-9, Sulman Alam, 55, and Mahajit Ansari, 28 of Sundarpur-5 in Sarlahi.
The arrested reportedly assaulted 55-year-old local woman on Wednesday night. Police is further investigating into the incident.
Details and Impacts
| Violent / Non-violent | Violent |
| Onesided / Twosided | Onesided |
| Collective / Interpersonal | Collective |
| Primary Form | Assault (small group) |
| Weapons | None |
| Primary Cause | Extra-judicial response on basis of witchcraft allegations |
| Actor 1 - Number of people | 3 |
| Actor 1 - Affiliations | Citizen/Individuals |
| Actor 1 - Youth | noyouth |
| Actor 2 - Number of people | 1 |
| Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Citizen/Individuals |
| Actor 2 - Youth | noyouth |
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