Mar 15, Kathmandu- Two girls from Pateni, Nilkantha Municipality-5, Dhading have gone missing after going to Dhadingbesi to celebrate Holi.

The missing are Durga Shrimal, 18, daughter of Sangita Shrimal, and Sabina Machhakoti, 13, daughter of Rinki Machahkoti of the same place.

The two had left home on Thursday to celebrate Holi.

On the day of Holi, Falgun 29, around 12 noon, Sabina's mother Rinki received a call from Durga's mobile saying that they had stayed at a relative's house that night.

Rinki's father's paternal aunt's house (Sabina's maternal grandmother) is in Sunaulo Bazaar, Dhading. Rinki says that they used to stay there even when they went to the market at other times.

'Durga and Sabina were very close, Sabina would rush to Durga's house as soon as she returned from school,' Sabina's mother Rinki said, 'Earlier, she would go to Durga's house to sleep at night. She would cry so much that she would barely want to go to sleep. Other times, I would also walk with her. After a fight over whether she should go to the market to celebrate Holi, I sent her away.'

According to her, Durga has dropped out of school, while Sabina was studying in grade 8 at Pateni Basic School in the village.

Relatives say that they would return from the house they lived in on Friday (yesterday) morning to visit the temple and then leave in the afternoon to go home. But when they did not return, the relatives thought that they must have gone home.

But when they did not return home by nightfall, the families of Durga and Sabina informed the Dhading police that their daughters were missing.

The Dhading police have appealed to the general public to help in the search for the two missing girls with their identities.

According to Dhading police spokesperson Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Subash Hamal, relatives have informed that Durga Shrimal, who is about 5 feet tall and has a light brown complexion, is wearing a white T-shirt and black pants.

Similarly, relatives have said that 13-year-old Sabina Machkoti, who is also about 4.5 feet tall and has a light brown complexion, is wearing a striped kurta and black pants.

According to DSP Hamal, a search is underway for them.

The Dhading police have requested that anyone who sees a girl with such identities should report it to the nearest police station.