Incident Reports

New Shristi: Woman beaten in accusation of practicing witchcraft

2017-07-27

Province 1, Morang, Dhanpalthan

A woman has been beaten by locals in Babiyabirta of Dhanpalthan rural municipality, Morang accusing her of practicing withcraft. The victim has been identified as 50-year-old Sanchaliya Devi Mandal. The victim, Sanchaliya Devi said that a group of locals including Chandra Mandal, Sambhu Mandal, Sanjaya Mandal and Champadevi Mandal beat her accusing her of making a local man mentally by using black magic. Sanchaliya Devi is undergoing treatment at Koshi Zonal Hospital, Biratnagar. धनपालथान बबियाबिर्तामा एक ५० बर्सिय संचलियादेवी मण्डल माथि बोक्सीको आरोपमा निर्घात कुटपिट गरिएको छ । स्थानीय एकजनालाई पागल बनाएको आरोप लगाएर आफुँमाथी कुटपिट गरेको पिडितको आरोप छ । स्थानीय चन्द्रा मण्डल , सम्भु मण्डल, संजय मण्डल, चम्पादेवी मण्डलले बोक्सीको आरोप लगाउँदै आफूमाथि कुटपिट गरेको पिडित मण्डलले बताइन । कुटपिटबाट घाइते मण्डलको कोशी अंचल अस्पतालमा उपचार भइरहेको छ ।
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Interpersonal
Primary Form Assault (small group)
Weapons Unclear
Primary Cause Extra-judicial response on basis of witchcraft allegations
Actor 1 - Number of people 4
Actor 1 - Affiliations Citizen/Individuals
Actor 1 - Youth unknown
Actor 2 - Number of people 1
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Citizen/Individuals
Actor 2 - Youth noyouth
Total Injured 1
Female Injured 1
Local Newspaper - Morang

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