Incident Reports

Woman raped at knifepoint

2016-08-24

Province 1, Sunsari, Dharan

A 36-year-old man from Bajhogara has been arrested on charge of raping a neighbour woman in Dharan. Police on Friday arrested Dhan Bahadur Damai from Shyam Chowk who was on the run after raping the woman on Wednesday night. The woman, who had become a mother just a month ago, was raped at knifepoint in her house, police said. She was rescued by local women rights activists and taken to hospital. After she was discharged from the hospital on Friday, the woman had tried to commit suicide. She had to be hospitalised again, police said. One of 3 accused sex offenders ‘re-attacks’ victim A woman from Patthardeiya VDC in Kapilvastu has accused the Ganeshpur Area Police Office of releasing three men who had sexually harassed her on July 14. She has also claimed that one of the trio once again misbehaved with her on August 21. The woman said the first time she was assaulted by the three men, police arrested them.But instead of initiating legal action, she said, police pressured her into settling the case by accepting Rs 20,000 from the perpetrators. When she refused to such settlement, the three men were freed, she added. Inspector Sunil Pradhan, however, claimed that the three men were released because the locals and the woman herself had agreed to settle the case at their own terms. एकसाताको सुत्केरी महिला बलात्कार गरेको आरोपमा धरान–१५ बाझोगरा बस्ने ३६ बर्षीय धनबहादुर दमाईलाई प्रहरीले पक्राउ गरेको छ । पक्राउ परेका दमाई विरुद्ध इलाका प्रहरी कार्यालय धरानले शुक्रबार नै जवर्जस्ती करणी ऐन अन्तर्गत मुद्धा दर्ता गरी अनुसन्धान थालिएको डिएसपी ढकेन्द्र खतिवडाले बताए । दमाइले धरान–१५ बस्ने सुत्केरी महिलालाई हतियार देखाएर बलात्कार गरेका वयान दिएका छन् । गत बुधबार राती सुत्केरी महिला बलात्कार गरेर फरार रहेका दमाइलाई शुक्रबार प्रहरीले श्याम चोकबाट पक्राउ गरेको हो । बलात्कृत सुत्केरी महिला रगतपच्छे भएको अबस्थामा अभियुक्त दमाईकै घरबाट छिमेकीले उद्धार गरेका थिए । पिडित महिलाको धरान स्थित वीपी कोईराला स्वास्थ्य बिज्ञान प्रतिष्ठानमा उपचार भईरहेको प्रहरीले जनाएको छ । बलात्कृत भएप्छि उनलाई अस्पताल भर्ना गरिएको थियो । उनलाई बिहिबार डिस्चार्ज गरिएको थियो। तर डिस्चार्ज भएर घरमा आएपछि पिडित महिलाले शुक्रबार बेलुका आत्माहत्या गर्ने प्रयास गरेकी थिईन् । पिडित महिलाले आत्महत्या प्रयास र रक्तस्राब भएपछि थप उपचारकालागि पुन: अस्पताल भर्ना गरिएको प्रहरीले जनाएको छ । पिडित महिलाका श्रीमान रिक्सा चलाउछन् ।
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Collective
Primary Form Sexual Assault
Weapons Sharp weapon
Primary Cause Rape/sexual assault
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 unknown
Total Injured 1
Female Injured 1
Total Raped 1
Female Raped 1

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