They locked her up in a hut because she had her period and she was dead charred | Chronic

A 21-year-old Nepalese was suffocated in a cabin where she was forced to sleep during her period because of the ancient belief that women were unclean during this period.

Although this tradition known as "chhaupadi" is forbidden by law, in some communities in India and Nepal, it is still practiced.

According to the custom, it is forbidden for women to sleep at home during their period, so they are exiled in huts made of earth or stone, often the size of a closet.

The victim, identified as Parbati Bogati, was found dead inside a hut in a small village in Purbichauki, in western Nepal.

The precarious shelter was burned and smoky, and they think the young woman lit a bonfire to warm herself up at night.

It's his stepmother who made the macabre discovery. According to testimonies and investigators, the girl had both legs charred, RT published.

"We suspect that he died from smoke inhalation and suffocation because he closed the door of the windowless cabin and lit a fire on the ground to warm up during the night." ", the local police officer told AFP Lal Bahadur Dhami.

Every year, many women die in these huts because of low temperatures, smoke inhalation or animal bites.

Under the "chhaupadi", women are forbidden from touching food, religious icons, livestock and men, as well as engaging in daily activities such as taking a bath, going to school and going to school. to enter their home.

The Supreme Court of Nepal banned this tradition in 2005. In addition, in August 2017, the country's parliament pbaded a law stipulating that people who force a woman to leave her home because of "chhaupadi" will be sentenced to prison and pay a fine of about $ 30.

Although governments apply laws to ban traditions and programs to educate about the dangers of this practice, it is very difficult to change the mentality of the people.