Police arrest priests, witch doctor on charge of ill-treating woman

The Surkhet Police arrested priests and a shaman on the charge of mistreating a woman from the district. 

The arrestees have been identified as Bhupendra Gyawali of Birendranagar Municipality-11, Bhakti Gyawali of Ward-7 and Milan Gyawali of Barahatal Rural Municipality-8. 

The arrest was made after the incident came to light on a social networking site, said Inspector Kanak Bahadur Shahi. 

The victim reached Dasarathpur of Lekbensi Municipality-4 to conduct a puja for her ancestors when the mistreatment took place, he said. "The court has remanded the suspects in police custody. The victim however has not filed a police case so far," he said. A search for other accused is underway, said the police. 

The woman was in her maternal house to conduct a puja for her ancestors.