The bodies of two people who had gone to Mimi Patan in search of herbs were found
Dan Bahadur Budha, Nepal News Bank
Kathmandu. Three people from Mugu have died in Mimi Patan on the Humla-Mugu border in search of herbs.
One person died on the spot in a clash over the boundary and use of the herb collection area. After that, the bodies of two more people who went missing were found under the snow in the high mountainous region.
Ganesh Bahadur Budha, 22, of Mugum Karmarong Rural Municipality-9, Papu, was killed in a clash on September 26. Lalit Jung Baduwal and Ang Bahadur Rokaya, 36, of the same team, went missing after that. The body of Baduwal was found buried in snow on October 3 in the Mimi Lake area bordering Chankheli Rural Municipality-2 in Humla. According to the District Police Office, Mugu, Rokaya’s body was found in Sano Mimi area on Wednesday. According to Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Rabiraj Thapaliya, the search for the two missing persons has been completed.
The bodies of both the bodies were brought to the District Hospital, Mugu by a joint security team on Thursday morning.
The three deceased and 13 people from Papu and Chhaya had left the village on September 26 in search of herbs. After the clash, 10 people came in contact but Baduwal and Rokaya went missing.
As per the decision of the District Security Committee, a 20-member joint security team led by the Nepal Army was mobilized to search for them. A team of seven members from the Army, seven from the Nepal Police and six from the Armed Police Force had gone to the incident site on October 3.
The search was carried out by the security personnel amidst high altitude, thick snow, difficult terrain and inclement weather. The search and rescue of the body was challenging as it was difficult to reach the spot.
Mimi Patan is a high mountainous region where valuable herbs like Kutki, Jatamasi are found. Locals of Mugum Karmarong Rural Municipality-7, 8 and 9 have been going here to collect herbs for a long time.
According to the locals, there has been a dispute between the two sides for the past over the boundaries and use of the forest area where herbs are collected. This time, the dispute turned into a clash, resulting in the death of one person and the bodies of two more missing persons were also found in the mountain.
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