A score of gender-based violence incidents have increased in Dhankuta in the year 2017 compared to the last year, reveals a statistics.
Speaking at a program held at Dhankuta on Thursday, it was shared that the incidents of gender-based violence have increased by 10 percent in comparison to the last year.
The statistics show that 23 out of 38 incidents of GBV perpetrated by non-state actors are domestic violence in Dhankuta district.