Incident Reports
Youth arrested for beating woman in witchcraft allegation
2019-01-19
60-year-old Chaniya Devi Raut from Bishnupur municipality-6, Ranjitpur was tortured and beaten in witchcraft allegation by 50-year-old Dhirendra Yadav, his wife and another friend.
The accused allegedly treated the victim inhumanely and beat her on January 19, accusing her of killing Dhirendra's first wife using black magic.
The victim received treatment at Gajendra Narayan Singh Hospital on January 19. Police arrested Dhirendra on March 29 while the other two involved in the incident are absconding.
Details and Impacts
| Violent / Non-violent | Violent |
| Onesided / Twosided | Onesided |
| Collective / Interpersonal | Interpersonal |
| Primary Form | Assault (small group) |
| Weapons | None |
| Primary Cause | Extra-judicial response on basis of witchcraft allegations |
| Actor 1 - Number of people | 3 |
| 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 |
| Total Injured | 1 |
| Female Injured | 1 |
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