Incident Reports

Complaint lodged against accused for allegation of being witch

2017-08-22

Bagmati, Sindhupalchok, Chautara Sangachok Gadhi

Ras Maya Tamang,42 of Chautara Sangachok Municipality-1 has lodged complaint at District Police Office against 40 years old Tok Bahadur Tamang of the same place on charge of misbehaving her by aligning her of being witch. He victim said that she was alleged of being witch and threatened by the accused with sharp weapon . The victim said that she had already lodged complaint at local reconciliation center however the discussion could not be held at the center and she had to come to DPO to lodge complaint. Police have been mobilized to arrest him for investigation according to DPO. कथित बोक्सीको आरोपमा अभद्र ब्यवहार गरेको भन्दै चौतारा साँगाचोकगढी नपा-१ स्थित स्याउलेकी ४२ वर्षीया रसमाया तामाङले सोही ठाउँका ४० वर्षीय तोकबहादुर तामाङविरुद्ध भदौ ७ गते जिल्ला प्रहरी कार्यालयमा उजुरी दिएकी छन् । पीडित महिलालाई आरोपितले भदौ ६ गते दिउँसो स्थानीय खर्कमा कथित बोक्सीको आरोप लगाउँदै खुर्पा देखाएर ज्यान मार्ने धम्की दिएको आरोप छ । पीडित महिलाले भदौ ६ गते बेलुका स्थानीय मेलमिलाप केन्द्रमासमेत निवेदन दिएको र सो केन्द्रमा छलफल हुन नसकेपछि जिल्ला प्रहरी कार्यालय आउनुपरेको बताइन् । आरोपितलाई गिरफ्तार गर्न प्रहरी टोली घटनास्थलतर्फगएको जिल्ला प्रहरी कार्यालयले जनाएको छ ।
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Nonviolent
Collective / Interpersonal Interpersonal
Primary Form Threat/intimidation
Primary Cause Extra-judicial response on basis of witchcraft allegations
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
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