HIV +VE SISTERS KILL SELVES reu4y3 NGUJARAT


Bhavnagar:- shunned by society because they were HIV +VE three young sisters from a village 35 kilometer from Bhavnagar ended their lives by drinking pesticide on Friday night.The three KrushnabenGohil(16),Rekhaba gohil(12) and Dakshaba gohil (10);were daughters of a farmer vinubha gohil,who isHIV +VE HIMSELF.The incident occurred in the coastal village of khadsaliya in ghogha taluka of BHAVNAGAR district. "All the three sisters were HIV +VE" said investigating officer J R ZHALA, of vartej police station.The police say that the mother and brother of the deceased had died of AIDS four years ago. Preliminary investigation suggest that the family members sigmatised due to their disease. Sources said that whenever the sisters ventured out,occasionally,they were treated as untouchable. Source:- TIMES OF INDIA, 05/06/2011