Ramila Bishwakarma lost her life at a public tap near her house after she was beaten up by 45-year-old Mithumaya Bishwakarma following a minor altercation.
Ramila had reached the tap at 1 p.m. with a jerkin to fetch water. She was shoved off by Mithumaya who wanted to fill her container before her. In the altercation that followed, Mithumaya mercilessly beat up Ramila. The beating eventually killed her.
Ramila was initially treated at a local clinic, and then referred to the BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences in Dharan. But she was pronounced dead upon arrival at the hospital´s emergency ward, according to her grandfather Dhanaram Bishwakarma.
“My granddaughter lost her life for water,” he said.
Ramila was a fifth grader at Shree Primary school. Her father left three months ago for foreign employment.
The bereaved family has lodged a complaint at Area Police Office, Dharan. Mithumaya is in custody of Area Police Office, Letang.
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