Jan 17, Kathmandu- A body has been found on the banks of the Manohara River in Bhaktapur.

The body of a man was found in the Manohara Khola Bagar near BP Eye Hospital in Madhyapur Thimi Municipality-1, Bhaktapur.

The body found has been identified as 45-year-old Lelka Urau, a resident of Bhokraha Narsingh Rural Municipality-4, Sunsari, and currently residing in Sanothimi, Madhyapur Thimi Municipality-2, Bhaktapur, according to the Bhaktapur District Police Range.

According to the information officer of the complex and DSP Dhundiraj Neupane, his 18-year-old son Sameer Urau identified the body.

According to the Police Complex Bhaktapur, after identification, the body has been taken to Kathmandu Medical Hospital in Changunarayan Municipality-2, Duwakot for postmortem.