Incident Reports

Complaint lodged against dowry related killing

2018-04-13

Madhes, Rautahat, Chandrapur, Ward 9

A complaint against Ram Chandra Budathoki,24 of Chandrapur Municipality-9, father-in-law Shiva Bahadur Budathoki and mother-in-law Shiva Maya Budathoki was lodged at Area Police Office on April 13 by the victim’s family of 22 years old Sanu Budathoki on a charge of killing her in dowry dispute. The victim had married Ram Chandra Budathoki in Hindu culture seven years ago and also has one daughter. She was tortured by the family member accusing her of not bringing enough dowry. The victim was said to be died by consuming poison however the victim’s family claimed that she was murdered in a dowry dispute. The accused Ram Chandra and Shiva Bahadur have been arrested by the police for investigation according to DSP Shanti Raj Koirala of DPO. The body has been sent to Kathmandu TUTH for postmortem . चन्द्रपुर नपा-९ की २२ वर्षीया सानु बुढाथोकीलाई २४ वर्षीय पति रामचन्द्र बुढाथोकी, ५५ वर्षीय ससुरा शिवबहादुर बुढाथोकी र ५० वर्षीया सासू शिवमाया बुढाथोकीले चैत २९ गते बिहान दाइजोको कारण हत्या गरेको आरोपमा मृतकका काका रामेछाप जिल्ला लिखु गाउँपालिका-६ का माधव बरुवालले चैत ३० गते इलाका प्रहरी कार्यालय चन्द्रनिगापुरमा उजुरी दिएका छन् । पीडित सानु बुढाथोकीको जातीय परम्परा अनुसार ०६८ सालमा विवाह भई एक छोरीको जायजन्म समेत भएकोमा आरोपितहरूले पटकपटक दाईजो नल्याएको भन्दै मानसिक तथा शारीरिक यातना दिने गरेकोमा माइती पक्षका व्यक्तिहरूले यसअघि दुई पटकसम्म छलफल गरी विवाद समाधान गरेकोमा चैत २९ गते बिहान पीडितले विष सेवन गरेको भनी खबर गरेकाले छोरीको मृत्यू स्वभाविक नभई कर्तव्य गरी हत्या गरेको पीडितकी आमा मैँया वरुवालले बताइन् । पीडित पक्षको उजुरीका आधारमा आरोपितहरू रामचन्द्र बुढाथोकी र शिवबहादुर बुढाथोकीलाई चैत ३० गते गिरफ्तार गरी अनुसन्धान सुरू गरिएको जिल्ला प्रहरी कार्यालयका डिएसपी शान्तिराज कोइरालाले बताए । मृतकको माइती पक्षको आग्रह बमोजिम शव पोष्टमार्टमका लागि त्रिवि शिक्षण अस्पताल महाराजगञ्ज काठमाडौँमा पठाइएको कोइरालाले बताए ।
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Interpersonal
Primary Form Murder/attempted Murder
Primary Cause Related to disputes over dowry
Actor 1 - Number of people 3
Actor 1 - Affiliations Family/relative
Actor 1 - Youth youth
Actor 2 - Number of people 1
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Family/relative
Actor 2 - Youth youth
Total Killed 1
Female Killed 1
Youth Killed 1
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