Bureaucratic hurdles, legal failures force father and daughter to take their own lives

An underage, citizenship-less daughter’s marriage failed and her child was disowned.

When the Post visited the modest home of Phulani Tharu in Dakshin Bhakari village in ward 4 of Badhaiyatal Rural Municipality early Tuesday morning, the courtyard was heavy with silence. In a single week, the 58-year-old woman had lost both her husband and daughter.