2023-01-01
Hiradevi Sulwal a 47-year-old woman of Siddhalek rural municipality-2 accused her husband Bir Bahadur Silwal a 50-year-old man, and her two daughters Sita Silwal, 27, Sirjana Silwal, 24, of physically assaulting her accusing her of witchcraft. According to the victim, the accused brutally assaulted her on January 1 and did not let her enter the home for the next two days. Inspector Ramesh Thapa of district police office Dhading stated that they were investigating the incident.
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 | Family/relative |
Actor 1 - Youth | youth |
Actor 2 - Number of people | 1 |
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Family/relative |
Actor 2 - Youth | noyouth |
Total Injured | 1 |
Female Injured | 1 |
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