A patient committed suicide by hanging herself from a window at the National Trauma Centre in Kathmandu on Thursday.

The deceased has been identified as Jaya Kala Gharti of Baglung.

The reason of the suicide is yet to be established, DSP Santosh Achary said.

Gharti was admitted to the hospital on March 19 after being transferred from the Pokhara-based Manipal Hospital.

Gharti killed herself while her attendant was sleeping, said DSP Acharya said. RSS