Kathmandu, May 27 -- Suicides are not always voluntary acts of self slaughter. Many suicide victims are driven to take their lives by others.
According to the data of Nepal Police, 27 cases of suicide registered until mid-April were caused by provocation or due to a situation created by others. Of the 27 dead, six were adult males, 16 were adult females, one was a teenage boy and four were teenage girls.
Police have defined mental or physical torture as a situation created by others to commit suicide.
As per the Clause 185 of the new Criminal Code, no one can provoke or generate a situation for anyone that may lead them to commit suicide.
Anyone found guilty under the clause is liable to a five-year jail sentence and Rs 50,000 fine.
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