Tired of abuses,3 HIV+ girls end life

Facing harassment while having to cope with their debilitating illness,three HIV-positive minor girls from Khadsaliya village in Bhavnagar district committed suicide.

Facing harassment while having to cope with their debilitating illness,three HIV-positive minor girls from Khadsaliya village in Bhavnagar district committed suicide on Saturday.

The family,whose all six members tested HIV positive years ago,lived away from the village at a farmhouse to escape social harassment. Of the six members the married couple and their four children the mother and her only son died of AIDS a few years ago.

The only remaining member of the family,Vinu Gohil,a small farmer,has been bed-ridden for a long time now.

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The three girls,aged 16,14 and 10,consumed poison on Saturday morning. While two died soon after,the third died later at Sir Takhtsinhji Hospital in Bhavnagar, said Vertej police sub-inspector and investigating officer J F Jhala. Vinu Gohil told us social stigma and injustice broke his young daughters down. Often,they were subjected to abuse, said Jhala.

Bhavnagar district Superintendent of Police V Chandrashekhar said,They faced social boycott to some level. The SP,however,maintained it was a case of suicide.

Police investigation revealed the family members were subjected to abuse. We found that their immediate relatives remained firm in their support. They were invited to social and religious functions,but the acceptance was not complete. Out of fear or stigma,people used to keep a distance from the family and even bully the young girls at times, police said.

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