A police officer was found dead on the premises of the federal parliament building in Baneshwar, Kathmandu on Wednesday.

According to Ekram Giri, spokesperson for the federal parliament secretariat, Ajit Gole of Dolakha committed suicide by shooting himself.

The body of the victim was recovered from the parliament building’s washroom.

Dinesh Mainali, spokesperson for the Kathmandu Metro Police Range, said Gole, who was on duty from 6am to 10am, was found dead at around 8 in the morning.

“A constable of Nepal Police was found dead inside a toilet of the parliament building,” Mainali told the Post. “Preliminary investigation shows he was inflicted with a gunshot.”

Nepal police said the investigation is underway.