‘Daini’ incident at Lephunga : Family forced to flight

On 30^th March peoples of Udai Senapati Para under Lephunga P.S. gathered together and declared a woman of mid thirty of that locality as ‘witch’. They brought that woman in their meeting by force and tried to punish her. Prompt action from local P.S. saved her life. She, her husband and son are now in police custody for security reason. Tripura Yuktibad Bikash Mancha investigating team went there next morning and found a dispute between two families over a land. One woman of one family was suffering from mental illness for long and from last year after the dispute she claiming herself as accused woman (who belong to other family) in her abnormal behavior. Her husband told others that the accused woman as ‘dainy’ and his wife will be cured only if the accused woman was executed. He convinced others with his power and money. He is not ready to accept modern treatment for his wife.

Tripura Yuktibad Bikash Mancha found that ‘dainy’ belief is common amongst tribal people and various diseases especially mental diseases are treated by Uchais’(exorcist from their community). Tripura Yuktibad Bikash Mancha demands free treatment facilities for those people and creating an atmosphere to accept modern medical science.