The 36-year-old daughter of a Nepalese mayor who had gone missing in Goa two days ago was found on Wednesday. The woman, a follower of Osho, had been staying in Goa for the past few months and has been untraceable since Monday night.
In Short
- A 36-year-old Nepali woman who was missing in Goa was found after two days.
- Aarti Hamal, the daughter of the Nepalese mayor, has been missing since Monday.
- She was associated with the Osho Meditation Centre.
“I inform all well wishers that my eldest daughter Aarti was found safely in Goa and health condition is weak due to the efforts of everyone. … Along with my eldest daughter Aarti, youngest daughter Arju and son-in-law, I inform everyone that they are together,” Aarti’s father Gopal Hamal, the mayor of Dhangadhi sub-metropolitan city, said in a post on X.
He expressed his “gratitude to all the people who helped in the search work, along with the helpful Nepali brothers and sisters living in Goa.”
A search operation was launched in Goa following a complaint about a missing person. The cops created multiple teams to trace the woman, with Akshat Kaushal, Pernem Jivaba Dalvi, and Inspector Sharif Jacques as their leaders. They searched for neighbouring hospitals and various hotels in Goa.
A thorough examination of CCTV footage played a crucial role in locating the missing woman, who was safely located in Chopdem village in Goa within 12 hours, according to police.
The woman’s family members had also arrived in Goa to assist with the search.
Aarti’s family received news on Tuesday that she had gone missing after last being seen near Ashvem Bridge on Monday at around 9:30 pm.
Following this, Gopal Hamal took to social media to seek help in finding her.
“My elder daughter, Aarti, is an Osho meditator who has been living in Goa for a few months. However, I have received a message from her friend stating that she has lost contact with Aarti Zorba Vibes Ashwem Breeze since yesterday,” he tweeted earlier.
For the last few months, she has been associated with the Osho Meditation Centre.
Police search
They had also started looking for her at another Osho center in Goa’s Canacona.
Police had also started looking for her at another Osho center in Goa’s Canacona, he added. “She has been frequently visiting Goa. She had left her phone back at the Osho centre, due to which she could not be traced with the help of technical surveillance,” he said.
The state police has started searching all the hotels in and around Pernem and Mandrem in North Goa, according to the official. “On Wednesday, Hamal was found in a hotel at Chopdem village along with two other women, who are her friends,” he said.
According to the official, the police are currently recording her statement and her family members have arrived in the state. Her father had earlier released a post on social media seeking help from people to find her.
