How domestic violence is claiming Nepali women’s lives: Here’s a case in point

Letting his sister Pinky marry Dipendra Kurmi of Motibhagh, Kalaiya sub-metropolitan city of Bara, Manish Prasad Kurmi thought her conjugal life would be full of happiness as she was marrying a banker, the only son of the family.

Pinky’s wedding took place in 2010 and her parents sent her with a dowry of Rs 4 million in cash and 10 tolas (around 116 grams) of gold.