A Nepal Police Sub-Inspector Dhanraj Khatiwada was found dead at Bhadrapur-based District Police Office, Jhapa.

Khatiwada (49) of Temkemaiyung Rural Municipality-4, Bhojpur and currently residing at Kanepokhari Rural Municipality-7, Morang was found hanging from a ladder of the office.

Acting Information Officer and Inspector Bijay Chauhan of the police office informed that Khatiwada was found hanging in the police barrack this morning.

The cause behind his death is yet to be established.

The body has been sent to the Provincial Hospital in Bhadrapur for postmortem.