Two sisters accused father of sexual abuse. One died from neglect, the other by suicide

Even if I die, what difference will it make to anyone,” Swati* would often rhetorically ask. The others around her could offer little hope or solace.
Earlier this month, the victim of incest abuse from UP’s Jaunpur, died by suicide in a Varanasi government shelter that had been her home for some years now. She was just a few days from turning 18.
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