2019-11-23
23-year-old Kusum Kumari Mandal of Mithila BihariMunicipality-3 died on Saturday. Mandal's parents tried to file a complaint of murder at Dhanusha District Office. However, the police denied registering the complaint. Mandal's relatives blocked the East-West highway section in Golbazar Municipality for 2 hours demanding registration of the complaint.
Jibach Mandal, the father of the deceased, claimed that his daughter was killed. He added that the in-laws assaulted and mentally abused his daughter for insufficient dowry.
The body is being sent to Dharan for a post-mortem examination.
Violent / Non-violent | Nonviolent |
Primary Form | Road block |
Primary Cause | Issues related to legal action and access to justice |
Actor 1 - Number of people | 10 |
Actor 1 - Affiliations | Protesters/demonstrators |
Actor 1 - Youth | unknown |
Actor 2 - Number of people | n/a |
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Police |
Actor 2 - Youth | na |
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