KATHMANDU: A youth was found dead in Jorpati of Kathmandu on Saturday.

Police recovered the body of 19-year-old Santosh Syangtan from the rented room of Amit Lama in Jorpati, Gokarneshwor Municipality-13 yesterday.

A permanent resident of Nanglebhare, Sankharapur-1 of Kathmandu, Syangtan had come to Lama's room on Friday evening.

Meanwhile, police detained Lama and his friend Manish Sunuwar to probe the case.