Nepal Army’s Former Lieutenant General Mahat found dead

Baldev Raj Mahat, 62, former Lieutenant General of the Nepal Army has been found dead on Saturday morning.

Mahat was found dead in an apparent suicide by hanging at his residence at Siradi Colony in Budhanilkantha-9. The reason for his death is unknown yet.

The family members received the dead body after post-mortem at the Maharajgunj-based Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital.

Mahat, who was also a satirist, has published books including ‘Chipla Kura’, ‘Ekai Dyangka Mula,’ and ‘Dubai Hathma Laddu’ in his name.