Three men were swept away while taking a bath in Mahakali river at around 500 meters away from Dodhara Chadani in the district on Saturday.

Those who were washed away are Kapil Khanti, 16, Dipesh Kunwar, 16, both of Bhimdatta Municipality and Rahul Upadhyay, 15, of Bankatti.

A joint team from Nepal Army, Armed Police Force, Nepal Police and local people has been searching for the missing persons, police said. RSS