KATHMANDU, OCTOBER 15

A mourner bows before the photo of Bipin Joshi, a young Nepali student who was held hostage in Gaza and confirmed dead after two years in captivity, during a candlelight vigil in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Wednesday, October 15, 2025.

Bipin Joshi was abducted in October 2023 while participating in a study program in Israel and is remembered as the only Nepali whose fate remained uncertain for an extended period following the Hamas attack.

The vigil was held to honor his memory and mourn the loss of a brave son of Nepal.

Photos by Skanda Gautam for The Himalayan Times