Incident Reports
Man arrested for calling a woman witch
2019-11-17
Police arrested 45-year-old Ratna Narayan Shrestha on November 24 on the charge of alleging 56-year-old Krishna Maya Shrestha a witch in front of more than a hundred people on November 17. The accused was arrested after the victim filed a complaint, said Resham Bohara, the Inspector of Dolakha District Police Office.
Details and Impacts
| Violent / Non-violent | Nonviolent |
| Onesided / Twosided | Onesided |
| Collective / Interpersonal | Interpersonal |
| Primary Form | Public humiliation |
| 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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