Man commits suicide as CA misses constitution drafting deadline

JHAPA, Jan 23: An elderly here has committed suicide after apparently being disappointed over the failure of the Constituent Assembly to promulgate the new constitution as scheduled on January 22.

Bishnu Prasad Upreti, 65, of Goldhap-1 was found hanging from the branch of a tree near his home Friday morning, police said. There is no ´suicide note´ left by him, according to Goldhap Police Beat in-charge Kedar Karki.

The sexagenarian is father of cine artist Yuna Upreti. He left the house just after the announcement of postponement of the CA meeting on Thursday night, the last day for promulgating the constitution as promised by political parties, for toilet, but was found dead next morning.

Upreti had reportedly kept a bet with his neighbours in favour of the constitution being promulgated before January 22. A post-mortem of his body was carried out at Mechi Zonal Hospital, Bhadrapur, the District Police Office Jhapa said. He was associated with the RPP Nepal. RSS