A 12-year-old boy has gone missing while swimming in a river in Sunwal Municipality, Nawalparasi West. Sudip Gharti, a resident of ward 12, disappeared on Thursday evening while swimming in a river in ward 7.

Police Inspector Santosh Paudel of the Area Police Office Sunwal said the boy’s clothes and slippers were found near the riverbank. Residents and police searched on Thursday but were unable to locate Sudip.

A disaster management team from the Armed Police Force joined the search operation to find the missing boy on Friday.