Two workers found dead in Kaligandaki River

The workers were deployed for road construction.

Updated at : March 16, 2025 12:27 Palpa

The bodies of two workers have been found in the Kaligandaki river.

According to police, the body of 26-year-old Bhojraj Aslami Magar, from ward 6 of Guthichaur Rural Municipality in Sindhuli district, was discovered five days after he went missing. He was working as an excavator operator at a temporary camp along the under-construction Ramdi-Ranimahal road section of the Kaligandaki Corridor.

Magar was last seen on the evening of March 10 after having dinner with his colleagues. His mobile phone was found on his bed, and CCTV footage revealed that he had left the camp at 2am the following day. His body was later found on the banks of the Kaligandaki River in ward 6 of Baganaskali Rural Municipality, said Deputy Superintendent of Police Sunil Malla.

Similarly, the body of 45-year-old Tej Bahadur Raskoti from ward 3 of Tulsipur Sub-metropolitan City-3 in Dang was recovered three days after he drowned while bathing in the river on March 13. His body was found 200 metres downstream, according to the District Police Office.

Raskoti’s colleagues had reported his drowning, prompting a search operation. The bodies have been sent to Palpa Hospital in Tansen for post-mortem. Police have initiated further investigations.