Incident Reports

Woman physically assaulted for not bringing enough dowry by her husband in Sarlahi

2023-01-28

Madhes, Sarlahi, Basbariya, Ward 7

Raganu KumarI Sah a 22-year-old woman of Basabariya rural municipality-6 in Sarlahi lodged a complaint against her husband 24-year-old Rakesh Sah and her father-in-law Ram Kishwor Sah a 48-year-old man on the charge of physically assaulting her for not bringing a motorcycle and Rs. 70,000 as a dowry. According to the victim, the accused assaulted her on January 28. According to the father of the victim, the victim sustained injuries on her head and had to get four stitches on her left foot. 
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Interpersonal
Primary Form Assault (small group)
Weapons None
Primary Cause Related to disputes over dowry
Actor 1 - Number of people 2
Actor 1 - Affiliations Family/relative
Actor 1 - Youth youth
Actor 2 - Number of people 1
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Family/relative
Actor 2 - Youth youth
Total Injured 1
Female Injured 1
Youth Injured 1
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