Bajura. Two youths from Kanchanpur who reached Badimalika, a famous religious and tourist spot in Bajura, have lost contact. It is suspected that they are stranded in Badimalika area due to heavy snowfall.
Those without contact are 20-year-old Manish Bohra of Daiji, Bedkot Municipality, Kanchanpur and 21-year-old Sagar Karki of Krishnapur Municipality-2. They had reached there for darshan and visit of Badimalika Mata.
According to the District Police Office, Bajura, a team of five people left for Badimalika on October 9 from the headquarters, Martadi. Three of them have already returned, while Manish and Sagar are still not in touch.
According to police information officer and police inspector Naresh Bahadur Shahi, initially Manish Bohra was out of touch. Since then, Sagar has not been contacted since Friday.
According to Shahi, Sagar had earlier said in a phone call that he had lost his friend on his way back from Badimalika and was in Triveni Patan. According to the police, he could not be contacted after that.
Since Friday, along with rain, heavy snowfall has been occurring in the high Himalayan region including Badimalika. The police said that the rescue operation was difficult due to bad weather and snowfall.
District Police Office Bajura has informed that preparations are being made to mobilize a police team from headquarters Martadi to search and rescue contactless youths.