Spokesperson at the Office, Lal Bahadur Dhami, informed that Lokendra Bahadur Rawal, 38, from KI Singh rural municipality-5 drowned in the river in April. His dead body was found after nine days.
Others to lose lives since then were Dharma Kumari Mahara, 16, from Shikhar municipality-4; Pushakar Singh, 45, from Adharsha rural municipality-5; Basu Adhikari of about 35 from Adarsha rural municipality-6; Govinda Balayar, 5, from Shikhar municipality-10; Mani Parki, 52, from Adarsha rural municipality-4; Karishma Nepali, 8, from Dipayal Silgadhi municipality-4.
Among these, Mani Parki had committed suicide by falling into the river. To sheer recklessness of those going to river for taking bath, they got swept away by the river current or got drowned, police official Dhami said. Ward No 1 Chair of Shikhar municipality, Khadka Bhadur Shahi informed that time had come to raise awareness among the people living on the banks of the river. RSS
