Security guard at Indian Embassy commits suicide

KATHMANDU: A security guard at the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu has died after he shot himself.

An embassy source said that a security guard shot himself at around 9 am on Monday.

The embassy deploys separate security personnel at the Indian Mission.

Nepal Police said that the Indian side has said they would investigate the incident on their own.

The body of the deceased has been taken to Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital for postmortem.