Smoke inhalation thought to have killed 21-year-old exiled during menstruation despite ban on custom
A 21-year-old woman has been become the fourth person known to have died this year as a result of the illegal practice of chhaupadi, whereby menstruating women in Nepal are banished from their homes and forced to sleep in huts.
Parbati Bogati, from the western Doti district, is thought to have died from smoke inhalation while sleeping in a small, windowless hut. She was discovered by her mother-in-law on Thursday morning.
Written by Rebecca Ratcliffe
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/feb/06/young-woman-dies-fourth-period-hut-tragedy-this-year-nepal under the title “Young woman dies in fourth ‘period hut’ tragedy this year in Nepal”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
