Incident Reports
Woman beaten on witchcraft charge
2016-07-13
An elderly woman was attacked by her brother-in-law and his wife over witchcraft allegation in Saptari. Police said 65-year-old Resmi Devi Khanga of Kochabakhari, was assaulted by Parasuram Khanga and his wife Durga Devi a few days ago, accusing her of "casting an evil spell" on them.
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 |
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