Incident Reports
Man arrested in Sankhuwasabha on the charge of beating a woman accusing her of being a witch
2022-07-04
Province 1, Sankhuwasabha, Dharmadevi, Ward 2
Mohan Bahadur Karki a 37-year-old man of Dharmadevi municipality-2, was arrested on July 4, on the charge of physically assaulting a 34-year-old woman accusing her of being a witch. The victim was injured due to assault. According to the police, the victim went to Karki's for traditional healing but the accused rather physically assaulted the victim alleging her of witchcraft.
Details and Impacts
| 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 | 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 |
| Total Injured | 1 |
| Female Injured | 1 |
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