Body of Missing APF Assistant Sub-Inspector Recovered from Mahakali River After Five Days

Dhangadhi: The body of Sagar Raj Tharu, an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of the Armed Police Force (APF), has been recovered five days after he went missing while attempting to retrieve a Nepal Telecom cable that snapped when a suspension bridge collapsed into the Mahakali River.

According to the District Police Office, Tharu’s body was found approximately 20 meters south of the location where he had disappeared.

Tharu went missing last Saturday while trying to retrieve the cable, which had broken when the suspension bridge collapsed into the Mahakali River. A search operation had been underway since his disappearance.

Police said the body would be handed over to his relatives after a post-mortem examination.