Incident Reports

Woman attacked with sharp weapon for not ‘bearing’ son

2018-05-05

Karnali, Dolpa, Thuli Bheri

A man here allegedly beat his wife for not giving birth to a son. Kumar Shahi of Jufal-7 in Thulibheri municipality-7 attacked his spouse Bisara Rokaya with a sharp weapon, leaving her seriously injured, threatening to expel her from the house for not having son. The incident happened on May 4. He was drunk at the time, it is said. She lost consciousness in the attack and regained it following treatment at Jufal-based medical center. Three stitches were required to sew a cut injury she suffered near her right eye in the attack, medical center’s proprietor Buddhi Bahadur Dharala said. She approached a police beat at the Jufal Airport, seeking justice. Following the complaint, police had arrested Shahi. The case was settled through a mutual understanding between them and he was released, police beat chief Krishna Raj Sharma said. Cases of domestic violence against women are growing in this mountainous district in Karnali province. ठुलीभेरी नगरपालिका वार्ड–७ जुफाल घर भएकी एक महिला पतिको कुटपिटबाट गम्भीर घाइते भएकी छन् । ३२ वर्षीया बिसरा रोकाया पति कुमार शाहीको कुटपिटबाट गम्भीर घाइते भएको प्रहरीले जनाएको छ । २१ बैशाखमा बिहान मदिरा सेवन गरेका रोकायका पति कुमार शाहीले छोरा नपाएको रिसमा घरमा नराख्ने भन्दै धारिलो हतियार प्रहार गरेका थिए । बेहोस भएकी रोकायाको जुफालस्थित मेडिकलमा उपचारपश्चात होस खुलेको थियो । दायाँ आँखा माथि लागेको घाउमा तीनवटा टाँका लगाइएको मेडिकल सञ्चालक बुद्धिबहादुर धरलाले बताए । पतिबाट पीडित घाइते महिलाको उपचारपछि होस खुलेपछि पतिलाई कारबाही गरिपाउँ भनि बिमानस्थल प्रहरी चौकी जुफालमाउजुरी दिएकी छन् । उनले आफूलाई पटक पटक यातना दिएको भन्दै रोकायाले आफ्नो ज्यान बचाउन प्रहरीलाई अपिल गरेकी छन् । प्रहरीले कुमार शाहीलाई पक्राउ मिलापत्र गराएको प्रहरी इन्चार्ज कृष्णराज शर्माले बताए । अज्ञानता र चेतनाको कमिले गर्दा बिकट हिमाली जिल्ला डोल्पामा महिलामाथि हुने घरेलु हिंसा बढ्दो छ ।
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Interpersonal
Primary Form Assault (small group)
Weapons None
Primary Cause Domestic violence
Actor 1 - Number of people 1
Actor 1 - Affiliations Family/relative
Actor 1 - Youth noyouth
Actor 2 - Number of people 1
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Family/relative
Actor 2 - Youth noyouth
Total Injured 1
Female Injured 1
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