Incident Reports
Neighbors assault woman calling her a witch in Saptari; police refuses to register complaint
2020-06-07
The neighbours of a 35-year-old woman of Mahadev Rural Municipality-4, Saptari assaulted the woman, alleging her as a witch. The victim has sustained an injury on her forehead, said the victim's husband. They tore down the kitchen of the house and they have assaulted her a few times before, he further added. According to the husband, the local police refused to register their complaint and instead asked them to file the complaint at the district police office.
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 | Citizen/Individuals |
| Actor 1 - Youth | unknown |
| Actor 2 - Number of people | 1 |
| Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Citizen/Individuals |
| Actor 2 - Youth | noyouth |
| Total Injured | 1 |
| Female Injured | 1 |
| Youth Abducted | 00 |
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