2021-07-21
Police arrested Dhami Rahul Sunar of Sunil Smriti Rural Municipality-6, Jun Kumari Sen and Sita Sen of Rolpa Municipality-4 on the charge of beating a 26-year-old woman of Liwang, Rolpa Municipality-4 over witchcraft allegations. According to the police, the accused were arrested on the basis of the victim's complaint lodged on July 26 that alleges them beating her in her own room on July 21. The woman's face has been injured due to the beating.
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 | 3 |
Actor 1 - Affiliations | Citizen/Individuals |
Actor 1 - Youth | na |
Actor 2 - Number of people | 1 |
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Citizen/Individuals |
Actor 2 - Youth | noyouth |
Total Injured | 1 |
Female Injured | 1 |
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