Incident Reports

woman beaten unconscious by daughters-in-law

2017-08-12

Madhes, Siraha, Lahan, Ward 1

60-year-old Kisani Marik Dum, a resident of Lahan municipality-1 has been beaten unconscious by her dauthers-in-law on Saturday accusing the elderly woman of witchcraft. The elderly woman's daughter has demanded due investigation and punishment to the daughters-in-law Sita Marik and Renu Marik over the alleged beating on the elderly woman. लहान १ की ६० बर्षीया किसनी मरिक डुमलाई आफ्नै बुहारी सीता र रेणु मरिकले बोक्सीको आरोपमा शनिबार कुटेर बेहोस बनाएका छन् । गाउँ समाजमा सबैले सम्मान गर्ने, अति सोझी र भद्र महिलाका रुपमा चिनिने गरेकी किसनीलाई आफ्नै बुहारीहरुले मरणसन्न हुने गरी कुट्नु अन्याय भन्दै उहाँकी छोरी मीनाले घट्नाको छानविन गर्न माग गर्नुभएको छ ।
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Interpersonal
Primary Form Assault (small group)
Weapons None
Primary Cause Extra-judicial response on basis of witchcraft allegations
Actor 1 - Number of people 2
Actor 1 - Affiliations Family/relative
Actor 1 - Youth noyouth
Actor 2 - Number of people 1
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Family/relative
Actor 2 - Youth noyouth
Total Injured 1
Female Injured 1
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