Udayapur, April 24 -- year-old boy from Nepaltar in ward 6 of Udayapurgadhi Rural Municipality has been living with an iron chain tied to his leg due to lack of medical treatment for his physical and mental illnesses.

The boy, Bishal, who is both physically and mentally challenged, cannot walk, talk or understand others properly. His condition has worsened over time due to lack of medical attention.

Bishal's father, Sushil Tamang, left for India to work in coal mines when the boy was just two years old. A few months later, his mother remarried a man from a neighbouring village and took Bishal with her. After about seven years, Sushil returned home and searched for his wife and son but could not find them. He went back to India and event...