गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ Woman thrashed on charge of witchcraft in Saptari Nepal Woman thrashed on charge of witchcraft in Saptari KathmanduPati September 20, 2020 SIRAHA : A woman was beaten badly by locals for allegedly practicing witchcraft at Kusundi of Nawarajpur-5 in Siraha district on September 14. She is currently undergoing treatment at Dharan-based BPKIHS. According to the victim’s son, Ganesh Yadav, the locals had accused her of practicing hypnotism on a child who died after being struck by lightning. The locals who thrashed the woman were Dharmanath Yadav, his sons Santosh Yadav and Devnath Yadav, Krishna Yadav and Brahma Yadav. “My mother was sleeping at home on September 14. Locals started using foul words against her, dragged her to the road from home and beat her up. They then ditched her on the farmland,” said Ganesh narrating the incident. He shared that the alleged perpetrators had threatened his mother to frame her on charges of theft if she ever complained to the police. DSP Shalikram Sharma said that they are investigating the case. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Expenditure exceeds income, but dev spending only at 23 per… Rhino census halted due to funding shortage Security beefed up in Kathmandu Valley for Holi festival Devotees throng Bhimsen Temple in Bhaktapur Low visibility causing domestic, international flight disruption at TIA District administration offices of Kathmandu Valley call for decent Holi… Top Headlines Scrutinizing Relevance of Prithivi Narayan Shah´s Thoughts and Strategy1 Relevance of Prithivi Narayan Shah in Contemporary Nepal2 Photo exhibition at Nepal Army Headquarters3 NA team sets out on Gorakha-Kathmandu march to promote ‘unification route’4 Ncell is the FIRST Nepali Telecom Company to receive ISO 27001 and ISO 27701 certifications for information security and data privacy5 PM Oli, Sri Lankan’s former President meet6 PM Oli extends New Year greetings7 HoR Secretary Rai sworn in8 TRENDING Once on the Margins, Women Diplomats Are Now Making Their Mark in Nepal’s Foreign Service Sector Impact of Social Media on Nepalese Society Public Relations for a Soldier Nepal Army’s Brigadier General Bigyan Dev Pandey gets promoted to Major General Namrata is Miss Nepal 2020 Tourism entrepreneurs get crash course in Chinese language “Ranju Darshana: Government has been using superiority approach to handling pandemic” WAP and the portrayal of the female body as a commodity
