38-year-old Kavudin Miya of Balkot VDC-8 was arrested on March 10 for allegedly accusing a 71-year-old woman of being a witch. The relatives of the victim had lodged a complaint at the District Police Office on March 6 alleging that the accused had abused the old woman by calling her a witch and assaulting her on March 5. On the basis of the complaint, the accused was arrested by the police on March 9 and held a discussion at the District Police Office. According to Inspector Vijay Kumar Singh of the District Police Office, the case was registered on March 10 the basis of the complaint lodged by the victim.