Kathmandu, June 14 -- On Saturday, 38-year-old Bhagwati attempted to kill herself at her home in Dolakha. Her children yelled for help. But by the time neighbours arrived, she was already unconscious. She was rushed to the district hospital, which referred her to Kathmandu as her condition was critical.

"She was brought to our hospital on Sunday morning," Dr Basudev Karki, a consultant psychiatrist at the Nepal Mental Hospital, told the Post. "Her condition remains critical."

Karki said Bhagwati had been under stress after her husband lost his job during the lockdown. The family was under pressure to repay their loan and Bhagwati was especially worried about being unable to provide for her children, according to relatives.

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