Darchula:, April 22 -- A man died after he fell into Mahakali river while using a cable crossing in Byas Rural Municipality in Darchula district on Saturday.

Local Singdal Singh Bhandari, 45, fell into the river while using the cable crossing to enter India at around 1:30pm, according to Dhiran Singh Budhathoki, ward chairman of Byas-2.

The body was found on the Indian side of the river.

Sashastra Seema Bal, the Indian border security force, said the body will be handed over to Nepali authorities after completing the legal process, according to Police Inspector Gyanendra Bahadur Singh.

Nepali security personnel and locals were deployed to search for the missing man.

The local people of Byas and other remote villages of Darchula, a hi...