Incident Reports
Woman assaulted on allegation of witchcraft in Dang
2015-12-24
59-year-old Huma Kunwar, a resident of Kandakhuti was mistreated and assaulted by her 38 sister-in-laws Khima Kunwar and Rekha Kunwar on December 24.
According to the victim's daughter, Samjhana Rana, sister-in-laws Khima and Rekha physically assaulted Huma Kunwar in witchcraft allegation after their 98-year-old father-in-law went missing.
Details and Impacts
| 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 | Family/relative |
| Actor 1 - Youth | noyouth |
| Actor 2 - Number of people | 1 |
| Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Family/relative |
| Actor 2 - Youth | noyouth |
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