Incident Reports

Complaint lodged against two people on the charge of physically assaulting a woman on the basis of witchcraft allegation in Sarlahi

2022-08-07

Madhes, Sarlahi, Balara, Ward 10

Family members of 36-year-old woman Rita Devi Thakur of Balara municipality-10 lodged a complaint against 32-year-old Chunchun Bhandari and 27-year-old Sanjay Bhandari on August 9, on the charge of physically assaulting her on the basis of witchcraft allegation. The victim alleged that both accused physically assaulted her and tried to feed her excreta on August 7 in her own home.  And further, when the victim asked for security from the police, the accused assaulted her once again on August 8. The victim claimed that when the accused tried to feed her excreta, the accused also physically assaulted her children and neighbors. After proceeding with the legal process, the victim complained that there was pressure from the accused to settle the incident at the local level. The victim was treated on August 7, at the Gadhia Dumaria health post and further treatment was conducted on July 8, at the district hospital in Malangwa.

 

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 2
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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