KATHMANDU: Police said a 45-year-old man drowned in Bagmati river near Gokarna in Gokarneshwor Municipality-4, on the northern outskirts of Kathmandu, on Monday.

The deceased has been identified as Khadag Bahadur Moktan of CG Khetale in Okhaldhunga district currently residing in Gokarna.

Meanwhile, the investigation is underway.