Sapana Roka Magar, who has been carrying out final rites of unclaimed bodies in the Kathmandu, has been listed on this year’s BBC 100 Women 2020.
The 18-year-old from Myagdi district has been carrying out the ritual for people found on the streets and mortuaries which is usually carried out by the deceased’s offspring.
She has cremated more than 35 bodies.
