Journalist Shekhar Dhungana and Wife Nirmala Presumed Dead After Kailash Mansarovar Trip
Summary
Journalist Shekhar Dhungana and his wife Nirmala Dhungana are presumed dead after being swept away by floodwaters in Bhote Koshi, Rasuwa, while on a Kailash Mansarovar trip. Their family performed funeral rites using Kusha grass effigies after search efforts failed to locate them.
Key Points
- Shekhar Dhungana and his wife Nirmala Dhungana were swept away by floodwaters in Bhote Koshi, Rasuwa, on Bhadra 10.
- The couple had been on a Kailash Mansarovar journey and had registered at the immigration office in Timure before the flood struck.
- Search operations by the travel agency and other bodies failed to find them.
- Their family performed Hindu cremation rites using Kusha grass effigies.
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