Incident Reports
Woman killed in Dhankuta
2020-02-08
Province 1, Dhankuta, Chhathar Jorpati, Ward 3
28-year-old Nirmala Shrestha hit 29-year-old Pavitra Rai of Chhathar Jorpati-3 with timber on Saturday evening over a dispute. Injured Rai succumbed to injuries on Tuesday morning while receiving treatment at District Hospital in Dhankuta.
The two were friends and Shrestha attacked Rai over a minor dispute.
Details and Impacts
| Violent / Non-violent | Violent |
| Onesided / Twosided | Onesided |
| Collective / Interpersonal | Interpersonal |
| Primary Form | Murder/attempted Murder |
| Weapons | Blunt weapon |
| Primary Cause | Other non-economic personal issues (revenge, passion etc.) |
| Actor 1 - Number of people | 1 |
| 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 |
| Total Killed | 1 |
| Female Killed | 1 |
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