Jitiya, the great festival of the Eastern Tharu community, was approaching. On Bhadra 24, at around 11 am, Sushila Chaudhary received a call from her brother Vijay.

Asking about the latest news, he proposed to celebrate Jitiya and come to Kathmandu to visit. Sushila had planned to go a few days after the Gen-G movement calmed down. Sushila also urged Vijay not to join the movement and stay at home on the phone.

But a few hours after the brother-in-law talk, the unpleasant news started spreading like wildfire. The phone rang in a panicked voice of the brother-in-law (Vijay's wife), 'When I called Didi Vijay, someone else was picking up the phone. He has been shot and taken to the Civil Hospital. What should I do?'

Vijay had been shot in the chest. Vijay was behind the Parliament building in New Baneshwor when he was shot.

Sushila, who was living in Hetauda, ​​was not in a position to go that day. The next day, she went to the Civil Hospital with Vijay's friend to look for her brother. Even after checking all the wards, Vijay was not seen. Someone once told him to go to the Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital. Sushila was able to see her brother's body only the next day.

'He had taken all the responsibilities of the house. He had also educated his elder brother. The only pillar of the house collapsed,' Sushila says emotionally, 'My brother had built the house on a loan. He had also supported me financially in my marriage.'

Vijay, 26, of Lahan Municipality-15, Siraha, is the youngest son of Hariprasad and Jaleshwari. He lives in Jadibuti, Kathmandu, and has been working as an electrician for the past 10 years and has been taking care of all the responsibilities of the house.

Born in an ordinary farmer's family, Vijay had to leave his studies after 'Plus Two' to look after the family. He had helped his brother Ajay study engineering while taking care of the house even though he could not study.

The Chaudhary family is in mourning after Vijay's death. The family is not able to think about what to do now. Vijay's brother Ajay, who has completed his engineering studies, is looking for a job.

The villagers and other acquaintances used to say this when they saw Ajay and Vijay together - their faces are also similar. Wow, what a perfect match for brothers. Exactly like Ram Laxman. Sweet speech and behavior.

Vijay was also practical and responsible towards the family. That's why he was loved by everyone. He was a diamond in the eyes of his parents. Now, when someone asks about his brother, Ajay finds it difficult to speak. His heart aches. Ajay says emotionally, 'Even when I talk about him, tears start to come. I am a person who never cries. His death has made me cry a lot. When I was with him, nothing was stressful. Without him, the support of the family has been broken.'

Ajay imagines that if there was a machine that could revive people, he would have been able to see his brother alive again. 'My brother was skilled. He earned well. He took all the responsibilities of the house. He taught me. Who else has lost as much as I have?' He stops while speaking.

Vijay's relative, brother Amit Chaudhary, remembers Vijay as an honest person. Amit says, 'He fought for the country's sacrifice. May his family get everything the government has promised.'

Vijay's father is an asthmatic. His mother's health is also not very satisfactory. With Vijay no longer the only support of the family, the future of his three-year-old daughter is uncertain. Vijay's sister Sushila says the government should provide employment to her daughter-in-law and ensure her daughter's higher education and health insurance.