Incident Reports
Body part of newly born baby found in Taplejung
2016-02-16
Province 1, Taplejung, Ward 1
A body of a newly born baby was found in Nangkholyang of Taplejung. District Police Office, Taplejung informed that the body was found near Sal Bahadur Limbu's house in Nangkholyang-4 after a dog dragged the body there.
According to police, the body which was missing the upper half has been brought to Taplejung District Hospital for post-mortem. The body was found on Tuesday.
Police have assumed that the child was born out of an illegitimate relationship. Since the relatives of the child have not yet been identified, the search is ongoing.
Details and Impacts
| Violent / Non-violent | Violent |
| Onesided / Twosided | Onesided |
| Collective / Interpersonal | Interpersonal |
| Primary Form | Infanticide |
| Weapons | Unclear |
| Primary Cause | Other non-economic personal issues (revenge, passion etc.) |
| Actor 1 - Number of people | n/a |
| Actor 1 - Affiliations | Family/relative |
| Actor 1 - Youth | na |
| Actor 2 - Number of people | 1 |
| Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Citizen/Individuals |
| Actor 2 - Youth | youth |
| Total Killed | 1 |
| Youth Killed | 1 |
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