They stopped hoping to find him alive. Then they found a hand
Summary
A flood on the Bhotekoshi river left a jeweller, his wife and their four-year-old son missing, and relatives later found a decomposing human hand washed downstream in Nawalpur. The family has sent the remains for DNA testing as they wait for answers about what happened to them.
Key Points
- A devastating flood on August 26 swept away Raj Kumar Diyali, his wife Shriti and their four-year-old son Siraj in Rasuwa.
- Relatives searched for days across several districts before Raj Kumar’s nephew found a human hand in Nawalpur.
- A sample from the hand has been sent to the National Forensic Science Laboratory in Kathmandu for DNA testing.
- The family says hope of finding survivors has faded and they now want confirmation about what happened.
