A 10-year-old boy, and his 5-year-old sister from Yangwarak Rural Municipality-1, were found dead on August 5, five days after they had left for school. The children of Birkha Bahadur Rai,42, had left home for school on August 1 but did not return. The siblings were found dead on August 5 on the banks of the Biruwa River in Yangwarak Rural Municipality-1, according to Inspector Rupesh Tamang of the District Police Office.
After it was confirmed that the children did not reach the school on 1 August, the family, along with the police searched for them and found the bodies along the river. The bodies have been kept at the District Hospital for post-mortem examination.