Divers from Armed Police Force, Banke have launched a search operation since Thursday morning after a young man who went to bathe in Babai (Bhada) River Rambagh went missing on Wednesday evening in Gulria Municipality-5.

 At 5 in the morning, nine people including 4 divers have been deployed in search of the missing youth.

Srijan Pokharel of Gulria-5 went missing while going to take a bath with his friends, said Armed Police Superintendent Man Bahadur Shahi.

Others were rescued safely . He said that the armed police divers from Shamsergunj in Banke were continuing the search after they were not found during the search till Wednesday evening.