Archive · 28 Aug 2026
Father Awaits Contact From Daughter Missing in Nepal
A woman from Valsad traveled to Nepal with a tour group.
She first went to Mumbai and then flew to Kathmandu.
The trip was supposed to last five to seven days.
Her father last spoke with her on 25 August.
She told him the group planned to visit an immigration office the next morning.
After that, he could not contact her.
Floods happened in the area, making the family more worried.
Some information suggested the group was safe, but her family wants to speak with her directly.
Dilip Itwala says his daughter left Valsad for Mumbai on the evening of 25 August.
She then flew from Mumbai to Kathmandu with a tour operator and a travel group.
The group planned a five-to-seven-day trip in Nepal.
Itwala last spoke with her on the evening of 25 August, before the group planned to visit an immigration office.
He says floods occurred in the area, and although the group was reportedly safe, the family remains anxious without direct contact.
- Who
- Dilip Itwala’s daughter, who was traveling with a tour operator and group.
- What
- The family has been unable to make direct contact with her during her Nepal trip.
- When
- She left on the evening of 25 August; her last conversation with her father was that evening.
- Where
- She traveled from Valsad to Mumbai and then to Kathmandu, Nepal; the group planned to travel toward the Chinese border.
- Why
- The family is anxious because there has been no direct contact and floods occurred in the area.
- Traveler’s origin
- Valsad
- Travel route
- Valsad to Mumbai, then Mumbai to Kathmandu
- Trip duration
- Five to seven days
- Last contact
- The evening of 25 August
- Planned destination
- The Chinese border, subject to permission
- Reported concern
- Floods occurred in the area
- Latest reported information
- The group was reportedly safe, but there had been no direct personal contact