Archive · 29 Aug 2026
Mumbai Techie Awaits News of Wife Missing in Nepal
Veena Kulkarni traveled to Nepal with friends for a trekking trip.
The group included people who had worked together at technology companies.
They reached a town called Timure and then went toward the Nepal-China border.
Veena spoke with her husband in the morning while the group waited for a passport.
After that call, nobody could reach her.
The group later became unaccounted for after flash floods in the area.
Her family contacted the Indian Embassy for help.
They are still hoping that everyone will be found safe.
Veena Kulkarni, 58, went missing near the Nepal-China border during a 14-day trek.
She was traveling with former iFlex Solutions colleagues, their spouses and veteran mountaineer Dr Milind P Chitley.
The group reached Timure on August 25 and headed toward the border the next morning.
Veena last spoke to her husband around 8 a.m., before the group was expected to cross.
Families have filed a report with the Indian Embassy and say no one has been located.
- Who
- Veena Kulkarni and about 10 to 12 trekkers, along with Dr Milind P Chitley and a larger group of roughly 50 people, are unaccounted for.
- What
- A trekking group went missing after becoming unreachable near the Nepal-China border during reported flash floods.
- When
- Veena left Mumbai on August 23; the group reached Kathmandu on August 25, and her last known call was around 8 a.m. the following morning.
- Where
- The group was last known to be near the Nepal-China border after traveling through Kathmandu and Timure, Nepal.
- Why
- The group became unreachable after heading toward the border, where flash floods were reported.
- Missing trekker
- Veena Kulkarni, 58
- Family contact
- Manmath Kulkarni, a 60-year-old Mumbai-based IT entrepreneur
- Travel date
- Veena left Mumbai on August 23 on an 11 a.m. flight to Kathmandu
- Last known location
- Near the Nepal-China border after reaching Timure
- Last communication
- Around 8 a.m., when Veena said the group was waiting for a passport
- Group size
- About 10 to 12 former colleagues and spouses; roughly 50 people in the wider group
- Official response
- Families filed a report with the Indian Embassy in Nepal