A total of 875 people have committed suicide during the lockdown period in Nepal – Smart Updates
The suicide cases across the country
increased by 16 per cent in the first month of the lockdown, according to data
compiled by the Nepal Police. Since 24 March, the country has been shut down to
contain the spread of the novel coronavirus disease.
A total of 482 suicide cases were
filed in police stations across the country between mid-March and mid-April
against 414 cases during the period from mid-February to mid-March.
The data suggest that the number
during the lockdown is considerably higher, as 38 people committed suicide in
the Kathmandu Valley alone.
The highest number, 742 died from
hanging themselves followed by 114 people who committed suicide through poison
consumption.
Over the examination period, the
victim had used smoking, slashing, drowning, falling from heights as big
methods to commit suicides.
Many psychiatrists linked the deaths
to the people's mental health, who were forced to stay indoors during the
lockdown.
The cases of suicide were recorded as
of May 16,' said Niraj Bahadur Shahi, Nepal Police spokesperson, adding that
the police revised the suicide case data afterwards.
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