Bhimdatta: A youth went missing in the Mahakali River this afternoon. The missing individual has been identified as Sani Damai, 28, of Tilakpur in Bhimdatta Municipality-3, according to the District Police Office.
According to National News Agency Nepal, Office Spokesperson Deputy Superintendent of Police Sagar Bohora stated that the preliminary report suggests Damai slipped suddenly while preparing a funeral pyre for a local resident and subsequently went missing in the river. The incident occurred during a funeral procession that Damai had attended.
Security personnel have been mobilized to search for the missing individual. Efforts are ongoing to locate Damai as the community and authorities remain concerned about his disappearance.
In a related incident, the body of Roshan Damai, 21, from Bhimdatta-12, who had disappeared in the Mahakali River nine days ago, was found today. He had gone missing while taking a bath in the river. His body was retrieved from the riverbank, around 200 meters south of the Dodhara Chandani suspension bridge, and has been handed over to his relatives after completing the necessary procedures.