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Elderly kills self

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DHARAN, Nov 2: An elderly man killed himself by stabbing his stomach with a khukuri in Dharan on Monday.



Ram Prasad Rai, 79, of Bich Ghopa, Dharan-17, committed suicide at around 12:15 in the afternoon in a bush near the Saptarangi Park in Dharan-17, the police said.



In a suicide note found near the body, Rai has written that he was committing suicide as he was ailing and didn´t want to be a burden to anybody, the police added.



Police also found another letter addressed to a shaman at the site.



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