Incident Reports

Daughter gets mother arrested for harassment after mixed-caste marriage in Chitwan

2015-01-26

Bagmati, Chitawan, Kalika

A daughter here got her mom arrested, filing a case against her for constantly torturing her. 21-year-old Sangita Lama from Jutpani-7 of the district today filed a complaint against her mother Dhanamaya Tamang at the District Police Office, Chitwan charging her for continuously harassing her on the pretext of marrying a man belonging to a lower caste four years ago. According to the victim, Lama she resorted to the police unable to bear the injury inflicted by the thrashing of her mother, sister, and a village woman late on Monday evening. The victim was tortured time and again for marrying Manoj Pariyar from Jutpani-7 and she is currently receiving treatment at Bharatpur Medical College in Chitwan.
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Interpersonal
Primary Form Torture
Weapons Blunt weapon
Primary Cause Related to discrimination against Dalits
Actor 1 - Number of people 3
Actor 1 - Affiliations Family/relative
Actor 1 - Youth noyouth
Actor 2 - Number of people 1
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Family/relative
Actor 2 - Youth youth
Total Injured 1
Female Injured 1
Youth Injured 1
National/Online Media

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