2022-08-07
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.
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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