Jeep accident in Bhotekosi: Body of woman found on damside, driver still missing

According to Police Inspector Sumesh Pandey of Area Police Bahrbise, 35-year-old Suntali Tamang, resident of Bahrbise Municipality-9, was found dead in the river in the damside area of ​​Sunkosi Jalvidyut on Saturday. "We have kept the dead body of the woman in the mortuary, after completing the legal process, we will proceed for the post-mortem tomorrow, further investigation is being conducted on how the incident happened," said Pandey.

According to the District Police Office, Sindhupalchok, damaged Ba 20 Ch 2185 no. 38-year-old Sanu Sherpa, the driver of Ko Bolera, resident of Bhotekoshi Rural Municipality-5, is still missing. After both the phones did not come in contact, the police started a quick search at the suspicious place.

On Friday morning, the locals informed the police after seeing a tire of a vehicle in Bhotekosi, approximately 100 meters below the Araniko Highway in Bahrbise-6 Borderland Dhungakhani Chyaksa. After receiving the news, a team of 5 people under the command of Police Inspector Sumesh Pandey of District Police Bharbise and 2 people under the command of Police Constable from Hindi Police Station were deployed.

The rescue team of the Armed Police Force, Nepali Army was deployed to retrieve Bolero. He tried several times with a crane procured from Madhyabhotekosi hydropower project. "The police are searching for the missing driver at a suspicious location," said DSP Niranjan Bhattarai, information officer of Sindhupalchok district police.

On the basis of inquiries from locals and relatives, the police initially speculated that the Bolero may have fallen from the road into the river on Thursday evening.