Kathmandu, Dec 10: A committee formed to investigate into the incident of suicide by a father and his daughter in Bardiya has begun an onsite study.
Anju Tharu, 22, of Badhaiyatal rural municipality-4 killed herself after local body and administration allegedly discriminated against her in granting citizenship. After four days of Anju’s death, her father Kanchha Tharu, 61, also committed suicide.
A team under leadership of Committee coordinator Suresh Panthi reached the incident site—Badhaiyatal -4 on Wednesday and conducted all-side discussion. With the help of the probe committee, birth of Anita, seven-year-old daughter of Anju, and death of Anju were registered today.
Committee member Kul Shekhar Aryal shared that the team started facilitating the victim family and investigation into the incident.
After the incident, a case of abetment of suicide was filed against Anju’s husband, Anil and the court has already given permission to arrest him. The National Human Rights Commission has also been investigating into the case.
The Home Ministry on December 7 had formed a committee under the coordination of Joint-Secretary Panthi to investigate into the case where Under-Secretary Aryal and Assistant Chief District Officer of Bardiya, Ashok Kumar Bhandari, are the members. The committee has been asked to submit the report within five days.
Anju and Anil Tharu of the same village were married. However, Anju filed case against her husband claiming a share of his ancestral property.
Although the court had ordered to provide a share of the property, she could not get it for lack of citizenship certificate. The ward office refused to initiate the process for her citizenship, citing the husband’s citizenship certificate had to be presented.
Furthermore, due to lack of citizenship, Anju could not register birth of her daughter too. Anju had tried to obtain citizenship through her parents, but the district administration halted the process, saying she was already married. #nepal #rss
