Incident Reports
Two women injured in fight over land related dispute in Saptari
2020-12-07
Sumindradevi Ram and Samtoliya Devi Sah of Shambhunath Municipality-1 of Saptari have been injured in fight between them over land dispute on Monday.
Accoring to police, Ram is undergoing treatment at Unique Hospital in Rupni Municipality and Sah at Golden Hospital in Biratnagar. Both the injured women said that they were beaten accusing each other of practicing witchcraft.
According to DSP Bhubaneswar Sah of the District Police Office, they have disputes regarding land since long period.
Details and Impacts
| Violent / Non-violent | Violent |
| Onesided / Twosided | Twosided |
| Collective / Interpersonal | Interpersonal |
| Primary Form | Assault (small group) |
| Weapons | Other |
| Primary Cause | Disputes over inheritance, debt, land and other economic disputes |
| Secondary 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 | Citizen/Individuals |
| Actor 2 - Youth | unknown |
| Total Injured | 2 |
| Female Injured | 2 |
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