Incident Reports

Woman attacked by in-law dies

2016-08-26

Madhes, Parsa, Sakhuwa Prasauni, Ward 1

A woman, who was critically injured when her in-law attacked her with a knife over a land dispute on August 25, died while undergoing treatment at Basdilwa VDC–6, Parsa, yesterday night. The victim’s kin had reportedly cremated the body without informing security personnel. Muniya Devi, 40, of the locality had sustained critical injuries when her in-law Prabhu Mahato attacked her in a fit of rage during a dispute. She was receiving treatment at Birgunj-based Narayani Sub-regional Hospital. “The body was cremated the same night soon after her death. We have already taken the alleged in-law under control. However, neither the victim’s husband nor any kin of the victim want to lodge an FIR with the police. This has created hurdles in proceeding with the investigation,” said Parsa SP Raju Babu Shrestha. Earlier, Muniya had filed a verbal complaint with the police from the hospital. “It appears that Muniya did not lodge a written complaint due to pressure from her family,” said SP Shrestha. The victim and the alleged, who were supposed to report to police, didn’t go there even once. Security personnel learned about her death today morning after the final rites were conducted. “A case will be filed without an FIR. It may be a murder case and investigation is on,” said SP Shrestha. १९ दिनअगाडी आफ्नै जेठाजुले छुरा प्रहार गरी घाइते बनाइएकी महिलाको मृत्यु भएपछि घर परिवारका सदस्यले प्रहरीलाई खबरै नगरी गोप्य रुपमा शव जलाएका छन्। पर्सा जिल्लाको बस्डिल्वा गाविस –६ बस्ने ४० वर्षकी चुनिया भनिने मुनिया देवीलाई आफ्नै जेठाजुले जग्गासम्बन्धी बिवादका क्रममा आँगनमै छुरा प्रहार गरेका थिए। यता सोमबार साँझ घाइते महिलाको मुत्यु भएपछि घर परिवारकाले राति नै लास जलाएको पर्साका प्रहरी उपरीक्षक राजुबाबु श्रेष्ठले बताए। ‘आरोपी जेठाजुलाई हामीले नियन्त्रणमा लिइसकेका छौं, मुद्दा अगाडी बढाउन भने थोरै कठिनाई भइरहेको छ,’ श्रेष्ठले भने, ‘मृतकका श्रीमान वा घर परिवारका कोहीले जाहेरी दिन मानेका छैनन्, घाइते भएर आएको बेला पनि उनीहरुले जाहेरी दिएनन्।’ भदौ ९ गते साँझ ५ बजे छुरा प्रहरा भएपछि ठाडो उजुरी दिएकी महिलाले पछि पारिवारिक दबावमा जाहेरी दिन मानेकी थिएनन्। उपचार गराउन लैजाने भनेर प्रहरीले बोलाएको बखत उपस्थित हुने शर्तमा गएका पीडित महिला र आरोपी जेठाजु पुनः जिल्ला प्रहरीको सम्पर्कमा आएका थिएनन्। महिलाको मृत्यु भएर राति नै दाहसंस्कार समेत भइसकेको मंगलबार बिहान प्रहरीले जानकारी पाएको थियो। ‘मुद्दा चल्छ, तर जाहेरी नआएको अवस्था हो, प्रहरी अनुसन्धानको आधारमा अब मुद्दा चलाइने भएको छ,’ श्रेष्ठले भने, ‘आरोपी भनेको पेसेवर अपराधी होइन्, तर उसबाट भएको कसुर कर्तब्य ज्यानको मुद्दामा पर्न जान्छ।’ उनले एक जना प्रहरी निरीक्षकको कमाण्डमा अनुसन्धान अगाडि बढाइएको बताए।
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Collective
Primary Form Assault (small group)
Weapons Sharp weapon
Primary Cause Domestic violence
Secondary Cause Access/control of private land
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 noyouth
Total Killed 1
Female Killed 1
National/Online Media , Local Newspaper - Parsa

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