A man died after being swept away by the Lohandra River in Morang district on Friday evening.

The deceased has been identified as Min Bahadur Thapa of Kusume of Kerabari Rural Municipality-9.

The incident occurred while he was returning home from Belbari Bazaar, police said.

Thapa's body was found by a police team in course of a search, said Inspector Ramji Katuwal of the Area Police Office, Belbari. RSS