2022-06-28
Jayada Khatun a Muslim woman of Pacharauta municipality-5 was physically assaulted by a group of locals including Nasurdin Mia Ansari, Ful Mohammad Ansari, Tabrez Ansari. The accused forced the victim to shave her head and injured her in a physical assault. The victim's side alleged that the victim tried to stop the accused from taking soil from her land and as a result they physically assaulted her. They further added that the accused also assaulted the sister-in-law of the victim for trying to save her.
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 | 4 |
Actor 1 - Affiliations | Citizen/Individuals |
Actor 1 - Youth | unknown |
Actor 2 - Number of people | 2 |
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Citizen/Individuals |
Actor 2 - Youth | unknown |
Total Injured | 1 |
Female Injured | 1 |
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