GANDAKI, July 29: The Nepal Police has started a probe into the family of Urmila Hayu that moved from its origin, Chhetpa village of Golanjor Rural Municipality, to Pokhara in Kaski district.
Missing since Sunday, the entire Hayu family was located at the Gagangauda area of Pokhara Metropolitan City-30 in Kaski district on Monday evening.
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Chief of Sishuwa Area Police Office in Pokhara, Shrawan BK, said that the Hayu family was residing there by renting rooms in the two houses in Gagangauda.
According to BK, the members of the Hayu family were taking shelter at the houses of Somnath Paudel and Chandra Bhandari.
BK said, "A general inquiry was conducted. They are living in the same houses where they stayed yesterday. They are living there (Gagangauda) in the rented rooms."
As per the preliminary investigation by the police, the Hayu family moved from its origin in Sindhuli, citing frequent illness of the kids and also based on the suggestion from a Dhami (witch doctor).
However, police shared that further investigations into the case are ongoing.
