Incident Reports

Woman beaten up on charge of being witch

2015-06-23

Madhes, Mahottari, Matihani

A woman was physically assaulted at Simardahi-9 in Mahottari district on Tuesday on the charge of practising witchcraft. Sabina Khatun was thrashed by her brother-in-law Jailam Khatun and sister-in-law Amina Khatun. She received injuries on her body as she was attacked with sticks and an axe. Khatun couple accused Sabina of casting black magic on their buffalo after it stopped giving milk. Injured Sabina was undergoing treatment at District Hospital, Jaleshwor. Sabina's husband is in Saudi Arabia in course of overseas employment.

Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Interpersonal
Primary Form Assault (small group)
Weapons Blunt weapon , Sharp weapon
Primary Cause Extra-judicial response on basis of witchcraft allegations
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 noyouth
Total Injured 1
Female Injured 1
National/Online Media , INSEC

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