Pokhara, June 24
Senior Social Development Officer and Information Officer of Pokhara Lekhanath Metropolitan City, Om Raj Poudel, has gone missing since Saturday morning.
According to his family, Poudel went for a morning walk, but did not return. He had left both his mobile phones at home. The family said they also found a small paper chit reading “I could do nothing for my family” at home after his disappearance.
Police began the search operation after the family filed a complaint at the police station. The search is underway, informed DSP Rabindra Man Gurung at the Kaski District Police Office.
However, an eyewitness informed the police that a man with green t-shirt jumped off the Seti River from Mahendra Bridge at around 5:00 am on Saturday. Poudel had worn the same kind of t-shirt.
Meanwhile, the City Mayor Man Bahadur GC has issued a notice urging the locals to cooperate the search and not to spread unnecessary rumours until the matter is sorted out.
