Young cyclist and the activist, Yubak Lama was found dead on his room located at Hattiban on Sunday.

Lama wrote the saddening status before the tragedy, where he said, “Now, all you can forget me. I will meet you in the afterlife.”

On the last interview with MyCity, Lama said he wanted to prove everyone wrong by participating in the Paralympics Games. “There are lots of people like me. I want to stand as a voice for them.”

Over the past few years, the suicide rate in Nepal has massively increased. According to Nepal Police’s data till March 2019, at least 7,144 people committed suicide across the country, of which 57 percent were youngsters. 

(If you are going through something, there is a help. Please find your close ones to talk or access these hotlines for professional support: 9840021600 (TUTH Suicide Hotline), 1660 0102005 (Transcultural Psychosocial Organization), 1660 0133666 (Mental Health Helpline Nepal).