For the past few days, a search for a small dog (Chimpu) has been going viral on social media. Although the information seems simple, the story hidden in it is very deep .

After reading the information that says ‘Rs 50,000 reward for the finder’, many are showing interest . The information mentions Chimpu’s full details . Name: Chimpu . ‘Little brown girl dog’ . Age 11-12 years . The information includes everything from his weight, height, body structure to small characteristics . For example: his mustache is white, he has a soft ridge on his back, a red tika on his forehead and a colorful garland on his neck . 

The person who posted this information is Raghu Aditya from Imadol, Lalitpur. He translates English. For him, Chimpu is not just an ordinary dog, but a friend who has been with him for 11 years .

On 26 Falgun, Raghu had reached Chobhar, Kathmandu to look after his land. Chimpu suddenly disappeared near Chobhar gate at around 9:30 pm. After that, Raghu Aditya's routine has changed. He is still searching in the hope of finding Chimpu. He said, 'Words cannot describe what it feels like when a friend you have raised suddenly disappears, now my daily routine is spent searching for him.'

After Chimpu went missing, he has taken all possible measures to search for him. The police also used trained dogs to search for him and also looked at the surrounding CCTV footage. Since leopards are sometimes seen in the Chobhar area, they also searched in the forest, suspecting that a leopard had taken him. He said, "Even if a leopard had taken it, there should have been bones or skin somewhere, but nothing was found."

Lalitpur Police Chief SSP Hobindra Bogati said that the police deployed trained dogs from the canine branch on Thursday to search for the missing pet dog (Chimpu), but they were not found. "The homeowner and animal rights activists had filed a complaint with the police to search for the dog. After the complaint, the police along with the trained dogs were deployed in the Chobhar forest and possible areas for a day. In the process, even though our dogs went to the forest, they could not be identified," Bogati said, "Since we did not find it, we suspect that the pet dog was taken by a leopard." He said that the search for the dog was given the same priority as for the missing person.

After posting information on social media in search of Chimpu, many phone calls have been coming in. He and his sister are constantly answering the phone. Many people are sending photos of the dog. However, none of them are chimpu. He said that despite receiving photos of all the good and bad dogs, chimpu has not been found yet.

He announced a reward of 50 thousand rupees to get people's attention. Initially, he thought of keeping it at 25 thousand. However, he said that he increased the amount because he felt that a big reward would attract attention. Although many criticized this reward for being a showpiece, Raghu said that his promise to give it was true.

Raghu had rescued Chimpu from the road 11 years ago.

His relationship with Chimpu is very old and emotional. He had rescued Chimpu from the road after the 2072 BS earthquake.

Raghu, who could not say the exact time, found Chimpu at Shivtol Gate in Imadol, Lalitpur 3 months after the earthquake. A young woman called him and informed him that a dog was in a very bad condition. When he reached there, Chimpu was sitting under a cart, lying on the ground.

Raghu was rescuing stray dogs on the streets. That is why he would inform him whenever someone saw a dog in a neglected state. He said, “She was very scared when I went near her, but she fell asleep as soon as I took her in my arms. That time was very touching.” At that time, he was not thinking of keeping Chimpu with him. He posted on Facebook that someone should adopt a good dog. Many people expressed their desire to adopt her. Some even took her away. However, they brought her back within a few days.

He said that he kept her as he had no other choice. After that, Chimpu became an integral part of his life. Chimpu became like a friend to the unmarried Aditya.

Aditya, who is missing Chimpu, says, ‘After she came, I never lacked a friend. I would take her wherever I went.’ He had made a carriage on his bicycle to keep Chimpu. He would keep her there and walk around.

They had enjoyed places like Chitwan, Dolakha and Kalinchowk together.’ Chimpu also fell ill early on. She had ‘e-canis’ disease. The doctor had said that Chimpu had only 7,000 blood cells left in her body, while a dog’s body should normally have around 150,000. Even in that situation, Aditya left no stone unturned in her treatment.