Two Missing in Dadeldhura After Mahakali River Tube Recovered, Police Suspect Drowning

An Armed Police Force personnel and a local man have gone missing from Parshuram Municipality-5 in Dadeldhura district since Friday, prompting an active search and growing concern among local authorities.

The missing individuals are identified as Om Prakash Pun Magar, who was stationed at the Parigaun Border Out Post, and 56-year-old Tirth Bahadur Thapa Magar. According to Deputy Superintendent of Police Barun Bahadur Singh, a tube used by the two was recovered from the banks of the Mahakali River, leading police to suspect the pair may have drowned.

Authorities have not yet confirmed what happened to the two men, but the recovery of the tube has shifted the focus of the investigation toward the river and surrounding areas. Search efforts are expected to continue as officials and locals work to determine whether the pair slipped into the current or encountered some other incident near the riverbank.

The disappearance has drawn attention in the border area, where the Mahakali River is both a vital natural boundary and a dangerous waterway, especially when conditions are difficult to predict. In cases like this, even a small delay in locating missing people can narrow the chances of rescue, making the ongoing search especially urgent.

For now, the case remains unresolved, and police are treating drowning as the most likely possibility based on the evidence recovered so far. More details are expected as the search progresses and investigators gather additional information from the site.