Inter-Caste (Intra-caste) Lovers Commit Suicide.

Lalitpur, Nepal

December 28, 2009

Sapana Mali, 22 yrs, took poison and killed herself, when she heard her lover Dinesh Maharjan, 22, committed suicide taking poison. Their parents were against the inter-caste relationship between so called higher-caste boy and a lower-caste girl.  Ironically, both were Newar living in Kathmandu Valley, the capital of Nepal.

Intra-caste and inter-caste mentality has deep-rooted in the minds of Nepalese even in the 21st century. When the world is exploring the universe to find if another civilization exists, the level of civilization in Nepal is shameful.

This also demonstrates clearly, that hundreds of non governmental organizations, claiming to work in elimination of caste discrimination, are busy enlightening themselves and not reaching the stakeholders effectively.

Dinesh and Sapana, heartfelt condolence from us, who could do nothing.

प्रेमी-प्रेमीकाले नै गरे आत्महत्या

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काठमाडौं, २०६६ पुस १३ – प्रेमीको विष सेवनपछि मृत्यु भएको खबरपछि ललितपुरमा एक प्रेमीकाले पछि विष सेवन गरि आत्महत्या गरेकी छन् ।

प्रहरीका अनुसार ललितपुरको थेचो घर भएका २२ वर्षिय दिनेश महर्जनले तल्लो जातको केटी बिबाह गर्ने विषयमा घरमा विबाद परेपछि आइतबार राति विष सेवन गरेका थिए । उनलाई उपचारका लागि राती नै बिएण्डबी अस्पताल भर्ना गरिएको थियो । उनको आइतबार बिहान १ बजे तिर मृत्यु भएको थियो ।

बिहान प्रेमीको मृत्युको खबर पाएपछि २२ वर्षिया सपना मालीले पनि विष सेवन गरेकी थिइन् । ६ बजेतिर सेवन गरेकी उनलाई उपचारका लागि पाटन अस्पताल ल्याइएको थियो । उनको पनि बिहान ८ बजेतिर मृत्यु भएको अस्पतालमा खटिएका प्रहरीले जानकारी दिए ।

He dropped his surname Upadhyaya, and he is against the caste system.

Madhav Kumar Nepal (माधवकुमार नेपाल) , the current Prime Minister of Nepal;  aka Makune, dropped his surname Upadhyaya, and he is against the caste system.

See Article on Wiki.

YCL leader takes umbrage at inter-caste marriage

Kokila KC

BHAKTAPUR: December 12, 2009. Suman Thapa, ward in-charge of Chittapol-9 of Young Communist League (YCL) aligned to UCPN-Maoist, beat up a Dalit family here yesterday night.

The YCL leader vented his ire on the family members of Sagar Pariyar after the latter married his aunt Sangita Thapa Chettri.

Saroj Pariyar, vice-president, District Dalit Coordination Committee, Bhaktapur, confirmed the incident and said that Sagar’s father Shree Ram and uncle, Shree Krishna were those thrashed by the YCL leader at around 9:30 pm.

Saroj and Sangita, who had tied the nuptial knots three months ago, had visited District Administration Office on December 15 for their rehabilitation in the village after they were expelled from their houses largely due to their inter-cast marriage. The couple in their twenties had concealed their love affair for the last four years due to prevailing caste-based discrimination.

According to Saroj, they vowed to live together on September 2 at Pachali Bhairav, Kathmandu, despite the family members’ strong objection.

Ever since their marriage, they have been getting death threat from both the families.

Deepak Raj Nepal, Chief District Officer, Bhaktapur, said that authorities would do needful to assure their security to return back home. He asked the couple to get their citizenship cards from their respective ward office and register their marriage.

“Those assaulting them for the inter-caste marriage will face severe punishment as per the law,” he said.

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