Incident Reports

Man arrested for setting wife on fire

2016-01-20

Province 1, Udayapur, Belaka, Ward 2

A man has been arrested on the charge of attempting to murder his wife by setting her on fire. District Police Office, Udayapur said Dhanshyam Chaudhary, 45, of Tapeshwori-1 was arrested for the crime. DSP Om Rana said Chaudhary set his wife Nainadevi ablaze after sprinkling petrol over a domestic spat around 8 am on Wednesday. Naina Devi has suffered serious burn injuries below her waist. 
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Interpersonal
Primary Form Murder/attempted Murder
Secondary Form Sexual Assault
Weapons Fire
Primary Cause Other types of GBV
Actor 1 - Number of people 1
Actor 1 - Affiliations Family/relative
Actor 1 - Youth noyouth
Actor 2 - Number of people 1
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Citizen/Individuals
Actor 2 - Youth noyouth
Total Injured 1
Female Injured 1
National/Online Media

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