Incident Reports

Elderly woman forced to live in shed since two years

2016-10-17

Gandaki, Lamjung, Besishahar, Ward 10

It has been revealed that a 92 years old elderly woman Biba Sarki of Bajhakhet VDC-8 has been locked inside the cage by her family members since two years. The victim has been locked in a cage 50 meters away from her house despite of having daughter in laws and daughters in her family. Her 52 years old son Chandra Bahadur Sarki said that the family is compelled to lock her inside the cage for two years as her mental state is unstable. She has been taken to the Besishahar Hospital once for the treatment however after that she could not be taken for the follow up due to the financial state of the family said Ram Kaji, grandson of the victim. Biba has two sons and three daughters. Her grandson is receiving a social security allowances provided to her according to Chandra Bahadur. The constitution of Nepal has ensured and protected the right of senior citizens however a senior citizen of Lamjung is compelled to live inside the cage for two years by her own family members. बाझाँखेत गाविस-८ की ९२ वर्षीया बिवा सार्कीलाई उनका परिवारले दुई वर्षदेखि खोरमा थुनेर राखेको पाइएको छ । घरमा छोरा छोरी र बुहारीहरू भएता पनि बिवा सार्कीलाई घर भन्दा ५० मिटर पर भेडा बाख्रा थुन्ने खोरमा राखेको पाइएको हो । विगत दुई वर्षदेखि खोरमा थुनिएकी बिवाको मानसिक अवस्था ठिक नभएकोले बाध्यताले खोरमा थुन्नु परेको बिवाका कान्छा छोरा ५२ वर्षीय चन्द्रबहादुर सार्कीले बताए । उपचारको क्रममा एकपटक बेशीसहर अस्पतालमा लगिएको बतातउँदै पीडित महिलाका नाति रामकाजी सार्कीले भने-‘त्यसपछि अन्यत्र लान आर्थिक अभावले सकेनौं ।’ घरमा सबैजना मेलापात गर्नुपर्ने भएकोले सुरक्षाको कारण खोरमा राखिएको समेत नाति रामकाजीले बताए । बिवाका दुई जना छोरा र तीन जना छोरी छन् । बिवाले पाउने गरेको सामाजिक सुरक्षा भत्ता नाति रामकाजी सार्कीले लिँदै आएको छोरा चन्द्रबहादुरले बताए । नेपालको संविधानको धारा ४१ मा ज्येष्ठ नागरिकलाई राज्यबाट विशेष संरक्षण तथा सामाजिक सुरक्षाको हक हुनेछ भनिएतापनि दुइृ वर्षदेखि लमजुङ्की ज्येष्ठ नागरिक भने परिवारबाटै खोरमा थुनिएकी हुन् ।
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Collective
Primary Form Other violent form
Weapons None
Primary Cause Domestic violence
Actor 1 - Number of people 5
Actor 1 - Affiliations Citizen/Individuals
Actor 1 - Youth unknown
Actor 2 - Number of people 1
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Citizen/Individuals
Actor 2 - Youth noyouth
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