New Delhi, Aug. 3 -- The body of an Indian youth, who went missing while bathing in the Bagmati River, has been recovered in Rautahat district.

Rohit Kumar Singh, a 30-year-old resident of Pachaura in Khagaria, Bihar, went missing on Saturday afternoon near the suspension bridge in Nunthar, Chandrapur Municipality-1, after reportedly entering the river under the influence of alcohol. He was swept away by a sudden surge in water flow around 3 PM.

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A joint search team from Nepal Army's No. 11 Battalion Hekka and Chandranigahapur Area Police Office located the body around 15 kilometers downstream, at a canal section of the Bagmati River in Palkuwa, Gujara Municipality-7.

The body has been...