A five year old has been reported missing after being swept away by Kolacha Khola in Bhaktapur on Wednesday.

According to the police, one Krishna Dangol of Suryabinayak municipality-6 was swept away by the rivulet and has been missing since. Bhaktapur DSP Shekhar Khanal said that search is underway to find the missing boy.

Locals suspect that the rivulet might have flooded suddenly due to incessant rainfall on Tuesday night that might have swept away Dangol.