Api Himal: A man is missing after being swept away by the Makrigad River in Api Himal Rural Municipality on Sunday morning.
The victim has been identified as Mohan Singh Dhami of Api Himal-3. According to resident Bahadur Singh Dhami, Mohan and another individual, Prem Singh Dhami, were swept away while attempting to apprehend two unidentified thieves who had stolen from shops in Khandeshwari Market the previous night.
Prem Singh Dhami managed to cling to rocks and was rescued by locals, but Mohan remains missing. A search operation involving locals and police is currently underway. The thieves are believed to have fled towards Khandeshwari village.