Kathmandu, Feb. 7 -- Veteran Nepali actor Sunil Thapa passed away on Saturday morning in Kathmandu. He was 68.

Thapa was rushed to Norvic Hospital in Thapathali after he was found unconscious in his apartment in Shankhamul. Hospital officials confirmed that he died during treatment, with doctors suspecting cardiac arrest as the cause of death.

Rajendra Bahadur Singh, chairperson of Norvic Hospital, told the Post that Thapa was brought to the hospital in an unconscious state. An electrocardiogram conducted at 7:44 am confirmed his death.

"He was unconscious when he was brought in. An ECG was done immediately, which confirmed his death," a hospital source said.

Hospital authorities said a formal announcement of his death would be made a...