Nepali, 22, had taken the loan for his marriage. We was working as a waiter at the German Bakery in Pune where the terrorist attack occurred. [break]
Nepali´s death has left his mother Juthi Nepali and wife Maina Nepali without any breadwinner. Juthi fainted upon hearing news of his death, and Maina has not stopped sobbing hysterically ever since.
The Nepalis, a squatter family, has been living in a shed built on four aana of government land for the past three decades.
Juthi´s husband had left her and remarried. Juthi and Gokul had been living with support from Juthi´s younger brother, Raj Kumar Nepali. “Gokul was supporting his mother and his wife. There is no one to support them now,” said a tearful Raj Kumar.
Gokul, who married Maina in March last year, did not have any children. For the past five years, he had been working at the bakery owned by Gopal Karki, a resident of Jitpurphedi VDC in Kathmandu.
Quoting Karki, Gokul´s cousin Subbe Nepali said Gokul died after the bomb left behind in a bag exploded upon being touched.
The last time Gukul came home was during Deepawali. He left three days after receiving ´bhai tika´ from his sister Bimala. He was planning to come home again after two months.
At 11 a.m. last Friday, Gukul had talked to his wife over the phone and promised to come home in a few months. Barely 19 hours after that, he died in the blast.
Due to poverty, Gokul had managed to study only upto the eighth grade at local Chwadi Public Secondary School.
Grief has also struck Maina´s parents, who live in Belkot village in the same district. A week ago, Gokul had called up his father-in-law, Motiram Nepali, and said, “I will come in April.”
Motiram, who had reached Majhita to console his daughter, recounted the telephone conversation with eyes full of tears.
Relatives said the bakery owner has promised compensation to the bereaved family.
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