Baitadi: A teenage girl in Baitadi has died from a snake bite. Anita Chand, 16 years old, from Pancheshwar Rural Municipality-4, Fyalin, died from a snake bite.
Anita, who was asleep in the shed during her menstruation, was bitten by a snake on Tuesday night, and she passed away on Wednesday morning, as informed by local Prem Bahadur Chand. “She had been in the shed for four days due to her menstruation, sleeping in a cowshed nearby,” said her aunt Chand, adding, “The snake bit her in the middle of the night, and she passed away at home while we were taking her to the doctor.”
The teenage girl Anita was studying in class 9 at Jwalapur Mavi Secondary School near Fyalin. During menstruation, most women and teenage girls sleep in sheds, as explained by local Chand. “Due to fear of deities, many women and teenage girls sleep in sheds, and some even sleep separately in their homes,” he said.