KATHMANDU, Dec 11: A committee formed to investigate the incident of suicide by a father and his daughter in Bardiya has begun an on-site study.
Anju Tharu, 22, of Badhaiyatal rural municipality-4, killed herself after the 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 the leadership of Committee coordinator Suresh Panthi reached the incident site—Badhaiyatal -4 on Wednesday and conducted a discussion. With the help of the probe committee, the birth of Anita, the seven-year-old daughter of Anju, and the death of Anju were registered today.
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Committee member Kul Shekhar Aryal shared that the team started facilitating the victim's family and the 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 permitted to arrest him. The National Human Rights Commission has also been investigating the case.
The Home Ministry on December 7 had formed a committee under the coordination of Joint-Secretary Panthi to investigate 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 a 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 due to a lack of a citizenship certificate. The ward office refused to initiate the process for her citizenship, citing that the husband's citizenship certificate had to be presented.
Furthermore, due to a lack of citizenship, Anju could not register the birth of her daughter either. Anju had tried to obtain citizenship through her parents, but the district administration halted the process, saying she was already married.
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