Mahottari sees alarming rise in suicide cases

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Mahesh Kumar Das  Jaleshwor, July 1: The number of suicide cases in Mahottari has increased alarmingly. According to the police, over the last two months, eight people in the district have committed suicide and one has attempted suicide. 

A total of 229 people have committed suicide in the last two fiscal years, according to the District Police Office, Mahottari. According to the Office, five people have committed suicide and one has attempted suicide by consuming poison within three weeks of this month. 

Similarly, three people committed suicide in June last year. 

Nagendra Yadav, 45, of Matihani-2, Bardaha, committed suicide by hanging himself on June 28. Similarly, Min Kumar Adhikari, 20, of Kamidanda in Bardibas Municipality-4, committed suicide by hanging himself in the bedroom of his own house on June 27.

Ramesh Kumar Ghimire, 40, staying in Bhim Prasad Dahal's house at Thakuri Tol in Bardibas Municipality-14, committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree on June 23.

Due to domestic problems, Asharam Das, a resident of Mahottari Pipara Gaonpalika-7, committed suicide by hanging himself from an iron pole on the roof of his house on June 20.

When the Office examined the statistics for the last two fiscal years, it was seen that the number of suicides is increasing in proportion to the number of road accidents and criminal incidents. 

According to Krishna Bahadur Pangeni, Superintendent of Police (SP) at the Office, the number of suicides is rising year by year. The data of the last two years shows that the number of suicides in the district has increased even more.

In the fiscal year 2020/21, 96 people committed suicide, of which 80 did so by hanging and 16 by consuming poison. 

The cases of 133 people committing suicide in that year have been registered with the Office. 

Numerous factors contribute to the rise in suicides. "People with chronic illnesses, those whose medical condition has no cure, who are financially vulnerable, who perform poorly in school, who are in turbulent relationships, who can't pay off debts, who are psychologically unwell, or who are sick are more prone to suicide than others. 

"The police have been working to raise public awareness towards community police partnership programmes to lower the number of suicides," said SP Pangeni. 

By incorporating suicide concerns into the programme, we have been attempting to raise awareness among the general people throughout the district.

Social media has recently become a major factor in driving up the number of suicides, according to SP Pangeni.

According to Lila Diyali, District Programme Officer at the Women's Rehabilitation Center (WOREC), the cases of suicide has also gone up due to the inability to tolerate violence and get justice, as well as the rising incidence of domestic violence.

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