THIS WOMAN has to endure merciless trolling including being called a devil after she set herself on fire during her pregnancy in a bid to stop abuse by her evil husband.

Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery Counsellor Neehaari Mandali (32) from Hyderabad, India, was just 20 years old when she poured kerosene and set herself on fire, resulting in 55% of her body suffered serious third and fourth degree burns as-well-as the loss of her unborn child.

At the time she was three months pregnant. Since then she has had to spend over £40K in 27 surgeries to reconstruct her body and face from the severe burns and damages.

Neehaari, who was just 19 years old when her parents arranged her marriage to a local man in her home town Puritigadda in Andhra Pradesh, was a victim of physical, emotional and sexual violence by her husband.

Her husband started abusing her just two weeks into the marriage.

When her husband didn’t stop abusing her even during her pregnancy and she found no support from any family member or friend, Neehaari decided to commit suicide.

Neehaari’s problems and abuse didn’t stop there as she was met by cruel people and society, who called her names and didn’t support her even after she was burnt.

“No one stood by me when I went through it and I got all negative comments,” said Neehaari.

“People trolled me and called me an unfit person who was dependent on everyone.

“They told me I had lost my identity and I had wasted my life.

“They told me all I could do then was sit at home and not go out.

“I was physically alive, but I was dead mentally and emotionally because of the way people treated me.”

But the cruel comments didn’t stop there. Neehaari still receives awful comments from people around her, recollecting one that hurt her badly.

“One day I was waiting for my cab when a five year old boy threw a stone at me and called me a devil,” she said.

“I was not angry at the boy, but I was angry at his parents. I was so hurt.

“People treat me differently. If I am out with my friend, the salespeople don’t answer my questions and treat me differently.

“I remember going for a job in 2014, five years after the accident, and the HR person asked me to remove my gloves and show my face.

“When I did what he asked, he threw my resume and told me that they will never give me a job.

“Travelling in a cab or an auto is a nightmare too as people treat me badly.

“These people are physically fine, but they are burnt mentally.”

Neehaari, who calls herself a self-made woman, still finds herself stronger than ever and better than how she was when she was with her husband.

“My husband started abusing me in all ways just two weeks into the marriage,” she said.

“The abuse was so bad that he asked me to clean his pee from containers as he was too lazy to go to the washroom.

“Once he paid me £1 (Rs.100) in the morning and said he was paying me for my services the night before.

“He treated me well in front of my parents but abused me as soon as we were alone.

“He also abused me sexually during my pregnancy.”

When Neehaari confided in her mum about her husband’s abuse, she was met with silence and no support.

“When I told my mum about my husband and my in-laws, she told me to compromise,” said Neehaari.

“She told me to bear the pain or we would lose our reputation in the society.

“None of my family members offered me support and told me to bear all the violence silently

“I was pregnant with my child and was worried that if my child was a girl, they’d do the same with her.

“I saw no meaning to life and decided to attempt suicide.”

Neehaari reconsidered her decision after pouring kerosene on her body as she didn’t want to lose her child but snapped and set herself on fire when her mother thought she was joking that she’d kill herself.

“It was around midnight and I was at my parent's home when I poured kerosene on myself,” she said.

“I waited 1.5 hours before setting myself on fire as I didn’t want to do it and kill my child.

“I sat drenched in it contemplating whether to light that match or not, mustering strength. I finally decided to end my life.

“But then I set myself on fire and was rushed to the hospital.

“The post-burn journey was constant hell and excruciating pain.

“The doctor told me two weeks after that day that the baby’s condition in my belly was really bad and that they would have to have an abortion.

“I didn’t want to lose the baby but there was no option.

“My husband, who had arrived the day after the accident, went back on the day of the abortion and sent me a divorce notice the next month.

“We have not spoken since.”

Neehaari was bedridden for nine months and had no support from anyone. When she met other burn survivors, she realised that society treated them all badly.

It was then that she decided to study more and start an organisation for burns survivors.

“I am a victim myself but I want to support other victims,” she said.

“That is why I started Burns Survivor Mission Saviour Trust to offer free of cost reconstructive surgeries for post burn deformities and guidance for fresh burn people.

“Burns are a taboo in our society and I want to change that.

“We have sponsored and organised more than 150 reconstructive surgeries around the country.

“I want to tell the burn survivors all over the world that they are not alone and we are there to help them.”

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