Archive · 12 Nov 2025
MP Seeks Centre's Help for Return of Bodies from Nepal Trek
A Member of Parliament wrote to the Prime Minister because a man and his daughter went missing while hiking in Nepal.
Sadly, their bodies were found buried under the snow.
The MP asked for the Prime Minister's help because the family doesn't have enough money to bring the bodies back home.
The family has been waiting to bring their loved ones home.
MP Shaktisinh Gohil has appealed to PM Narendra Modi for help.
A father-daughter duo from Gujarat's Kadod village went missing while trekking in Nepal.
Their bodies were discovered buried under snow in the Himalayas.
The MP cited the family's poor financial condition as a reason for seeking central assistance.
The family is awaiting the return of the mortal remains since Monday.
- Who
- Rajya Sabha MP Shaktisinh Gohil, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Jignesh Patel and his daughter
- What
- Appeal for central government assistance to bring back the bodies of a father-daughter duo found buried in snow in Nepal after a trek.
- When
- Bodies found on Sunday; family waiting since Monday.
- Where
- Nepal Himalayas
- Why
- Family's poor financial condition necessitates central government help for repatriation of bodies.
- Missing persons
- Jignesh Patel and his 17-year-old daughter
- Location of incident
- Nepal Himalayas
- Date of disappearance
- October 15
- Date bodies were found
- Sunday
- MP's action
- Written to Prime Minister seeking Centre's assistance
- Family's financial status
- Not good