Bureaucratic hurdles, legal failures force father and daughter to take their own lives
Summary
Phulani Tharu lost both her husband and daughter to suicide, driven by years of legal and bureaucratic hurdles denying her daughter and granddaughter citizenship and property rights in Nepal.
Key Points
- Anju Tharu and her father Kanchha Tharu died by suicide within the span of a week after years of bureaucratic and legal failures.
- Anju struggled to claim her share of property and birth registration for her daughter due to lack of citizenship and official documents.
- Local government offices repeatedly refused to process Anju and her daughter's citizenship and birth registration despite court orders.
- Police have filed a case against Anil Tharu for abetment of suicide and are actively searching for him.
