Missing man's bag, ID found after 15 months

Bajura, November 20

Fifteen months after he went missing, a bag and an ID card of Tej Khadka, who had been working at Radio Budhinanda as a Marketing Manager, were found today.

Khadka’s bag and ID card were found at Lauri Binayak of Budhinanda Municipality, Bajura, according to Bajura District Police Office. Khadka had gone out of contact while he was returning after offering prayers at Bajura’s Budhinanda.

SP Uddawsingh Bhat at Bajura District Police Office said a police team was deployed after they came to know that the missing person’s bag and ID were found. “A police team has been deployed and it will return tomorrow after collecting evidences,” said SP Bhat.

Police were reported that Khadka’s ID, jacket, black t-shirt, bag and two ribs of his chest were found, said SP Bhat.

Khadka is a resident of Silgadi Municipality-1, Doti. Two days after Khadka went missing, a police team from Budhinanda Area Police Office had carried out a search operation, but to no avail. A joint team from Bajura District Police

Office and Nepali Army too had failed to trace Khadka’s whereabouts.

A local, who went to collect herbs, had notified the police about Khadka’s ID and bag.