PANCHTHAR: Dinesh Regmi, 27, a wholesaler of cigarette and mobile recharge cards, has gone missing since Monday in Panchthar.

According to locals, he left his shop at around 4:00pm saying that he had to repair a dish home in neighbouring Sarangkot VDC, but did not return.

His motorbike was found at Raute, a forest in Ilam on Tuesday morning.

According to inspector Git Narayan Chaudhary of Area Police Office, Rabibazaar, they have launched a search for the missing youth in collaboration with locals.