BAJHANG: Owing to extreme poverty and starvation, a woman from Lekgaun VDC-8 committed suicide along with her two minor sons on Friday.
According to the deceased’s relatives, Sanjudevi Pujara, 35, committed
suicide along with her minor children as she could not manage food for
her family.
A police team confirmed the incident today after reaching the incident
site, which is a two-day walk from the district headquarters.
Sanjudevi had jumped into the Majkhori River with her sons Sirme Pujara
(7) and Himal Pujara (5). According to neighbours, there was no food
stuff in Sanjudevi’s house for months as
she had been living in
abject poverty. Her husband had gone to India for work a year ago.
According to the police, bodies of Sanjudevi and her one son was recovered
from the river, while the body of another son is yet to be found.
According Dilliraj Bista, a local, the woman had set her hut ablaze before leaving it.
In June, Jasuli Bista of Sunkuda VDC had committed suicide after killing
her two daughters due to starvation. Her husband had also gone to India
for work.
A woman of district headquarter Chainpur had also jumped into the Seti
River along with her son last year. Though the mother died, the son was
rescued alive. |
