SURKHET, March 16: Five individuals from Surkhet have gone missing after entering Bardiya National Park for hunting.
The missing individuals have been identified as Resham Samseli, 25; Rabilal Damai, 41; Ram Bahadur Gharti, 34; Sunil Samseli, 30—all from Barahatal Rural Municipality–1, Jyamire—and Durga Bahadur Sijali, 45, originally from Lekbeshi Municipality–8, Gangate, who currently resides in Bardiya.
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According to Deputy Superintendent of Police Mohan Jung Budhathapa of the District Police Office Surkhet, authorities received information about the disappearance around 5 pm on Sunday after the group failed to return.
A four-member police team led by Assistant Sub-Inspector Topendra Singh Thakuri has been deployed to search for the missing individuals. Police in Surkhet have also informed the District Police Office Bardiya to assist in the search operation.
