Incident Reports
Man arrested for beating a woman
2019-04-25
Province 1, Sunsari, Inaruwa, Ward 10
A 58-year-old man has been arrested for beating a 50-year-old woman of Inaruwa by alleging her a witch. Pawan Sharma Khatwe of Inaruwa Municiaplaity-10 was arrested and a case has been filed against him , said Rajan Adhikari, Superintendent of Police (SP).
According to police, Khatwe, the Groom's father, had beaten her, while she was attending the wedding on 25th April. The injured woman has been taken to the district hospital for treatment.
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 | 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 |
| Total Injured | 1 |
| Female Injured | 1 |
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