Saptari Police Arrest Four Individuals on Charges of Witchcraft Accusation and Indecent Behavior

Saptari. The District Police Office, Saptari, has arrested four individuals involved in various cases and secured remand extensions for further investigation. The police arrested one person for assaulting a woman over witchcraft accusations and three others for indecent behavior.

Ramnarayan Yadav, 24, a resident of Bodebarsain Municipality Ward No. 1, Saptari, has been arrested. Yadav is accused of accusing Nirasi Yadavani, the mother-in-law of the complainant Ishwarwati Devi Yadav, of witchcraft in Dhangadhi Tole, Bodebarsain-1, on Ashoj 27. He allegedly verbally abused her and attempted to forcibly smear black soot and white lime on her face. He has been remanded for 6 days by the court.

The police have also taken three others into custody for indecent behavior.

Sunil Kumar Sada: 22-year-old Sada, a resident of Surunga Municipality Ward No. 6, was arrested on Chait 26 for causing a disturbance in the market area and subsequently abusing and obstructing police officers on duty when they attempted to intervene. He has been remanded for 6 days.

Ramchandra Mandal: Mandal, a resident of Bodebarsain Municipality Ward No. 1, was arrested for allegedly assaulting Sujan Devi Yadav and others with bamboo sticks and fists in Manaur Tole on Magh 25. He has also been remanded for 6 days.

Shekhar Mandal: 46-year-old Mandal, a resident of Mahadeva Rural Municipality Ward No. 4, was arrested on Chait 26 for allegedly using abusive language, threatening, and behaving indecently toward Gangadhar Prasad Dev in Rajbiraj Municipality Ward No. 2. He has been remanded for 7 days.

According to the spokesperson for the District Police Office, Saptari, Deputy Superintendent of Police Dambar Bahadur Puri, further investigation into all the arrested individuals is currently underway.