Incident Reports
Complaint filed against misbehavior in 'witchcraft' allegation
2019-08-20
Gandaki, Nawalparasi East, Kawasoti, Ward 8
67-year-old Man Kumari Malla of Hupsekot Rural Municipality-1 filed a complaint against 34-year-old self-proclaimed prophet Om Maya Thada of Kawaswoti-8 on August 26 stating that Om Maya accused her of practicing witchcraft misbehaved with her on August 20.
Man Kumari had gone to Thada's house seeking treatment of his sick son. Thada accused her of being a 'witch' and mistreated her.
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 |
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