Incident Reports

Arrested on charge of alleging of being witch

2018-06-05

Karnali, Dolpa, Tripurasundari, Ward 1

Police have arrested 44 years old Naina Nanda Devkota of Tripurasundari Municipality-1 on June 5 on charge of alleging 57 years old Man Laxmi Devkota of being witch. The victim was publicly insulted and misbehaved by the accused on charge of being witch. The victim had lodged complaint at police post in Tripurakot on June 5 pleading for justice. The accused was arrested for the investigation according to incharge Romharsha Sijwal of police post. त्रिपुरासुन्दरी नपा–१ की ५७ वर्षीया मनलक्ष्मी देवकोटालाई कथित बोक्सीको आरोप लगाउने सोही नपा–१ का ४४ वर्षीय नैनानन्द देवकोटाललाई प्रहरीले जेठ २२ गते गिरफ्तार गरेको छ । आफूलाई नैनानन्दले जेठ २२ गते बोक्सी लगाएर खेतमा लगाएको धानको बिउ सुकाएको भन्दै सार्वजनिक स्थानमा अपमान गरेको मनलक्ष्मीले आरोप लगाइन् । मनलक्ष्मीले कारबाहीको माग गर्दै जेठ २२ गते प्रहरी चौकी त्रिपुराकोटमा निवेदन दिएकी थिइन् । बोक्सी जस्तो गम्भीर आरोप लगाई अपमान गरेको भनी निवेदन परेकाले जेठ २२ गते आरोपित नैनानन्दलाई गिरफ्तार गरिएको प्रहरी चौकीका इञ्चार्ज रोमहर्ष सिजवालले जानकारी दिए ।
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Nonviolent
Collective / Interpersonal Interpersonal
Primary Form Public humiliation
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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