Nepal mayor’s daughter goes missing during Goa retreat, found after 2 days

The daughter of a mayor in Nepal who had disappeared on Monday (Mar 25) in India’s western state of Goa has been located, according to police.

Aarti Hamal, 36, was found at a hotel in Mandrem, North Goa.

Earlier, she was reported missing by her father, Gopal Hamal, the mayor of Dhangadhi sub-metropolitan city.

Aarti had been staying at an Osho meditation centre in Goa for the past few months.

Gopal Hamal had stated in a post on X (formerly Twitter) that she was last seen near Ashwem Beach.

Her family received a message from Aarti’s friend stating that they had lost contact with her.

Despite attempts to reach her, there was no response, prompting the family to alert the police, who then launched a search operation.

According to Gopal Hamal, they were informed by a friend of Aarti that contact with her had been lost.

Despite the family’s attempts to communicate with her, they received no response, prompting them to notify the police.

“My elder daughter Aarti is an Osho meditator and has been living in Goa for the past few months. However, I received a message from her friend stating that she lost contact with Aarti near Zorba Beach, Ashwem yesterday. I request those living in Goa to assist in the search for my daughter, Aarti,” Hamal had said.

“Also, my younger daughter Arzoo and son-in-law are flying to Goa tonight to look for our elder daughter Aarti,” he added.

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Arzoo Hamal, her sister, shared an update on Facebook stating that certain callers had reported seeing Aarti near a bridge close to Siolim.

“Some of the people have been very helpful and we are eternally grateful to them. According to some callers she was last spotted at a bridge near Siolim. Few of them believe that she was taken to a hospital from there in an ambulance as she was found unconscious while the others have been saying that she was taken to the police station,”