A female inmate was found hanging in the Morang District Prison on Wednesday.

Radha Bhattarai (32) aka Radhika of Barahachhetra Municipality-6, Sunsari, was found dead in the toilet of the prison.

According to Jailer Gaurav Dhungel, Bhattarai was found hanging with a shawl in the toilet at around 4:30 am on Wednesday.

“She was found hanging with the shawl in the toilet this morning. The toilet was also locked from inside,” he said.

DSP Kopila Chudal, spokesperson at the District Police Office, Morang, said that she might have committed suicide.

Jailer Dhungel said that the body will be sent to a hospital for postmortem.

Further investigation into the incident is underway, said police.