2020-08-02
District Police Office Lamjung arrested four persons on August 2 for abusing and alleging 27-year-old Bishnumaya Tamang of Marsyangdi Rural Municipality-8 of practising witchcraft.
Witch-doctor Ram Prasad Gurung of Syangja Bhirkot-9, 65-year-old father-in-law Gore Bahadur Tamang, 62-year-old mother-in-law Kaurimaya Tamang accused the woman of performing voodoo on her sister-in-law Aash Kumari Tamang August 1. The accused were arrested after the victim filed a complaint, said Ganga Bahadur Thapa, the DSP of District Police Office Lamjung.
Dal Bahadur Majakoti
Violent / Non-violent | Nonviolent |
Onesided / Twosided | Onesided |
Collective / Interpersonal | Interpersonal |
Primary Form | Public humiliation |
Primary Cause | Extra-judicial response on basis of witchcraft allegations |
Actor 1 - Number of people | 4 |
Actor 1 - Affiliations | Family/relative |
Actor 1 - Youth | noyouth |
Actor 2 - Number of people | 1 |
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Family/relative |
Actor 2 - Youth | noyouth |
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