Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 11:01am on 22 Oct 2025,Wednesday International
Nepal is mourning Bipin Joshi, a 23-year-old student who was held captive by Hamas for two years and returned home in a coffin. Joshi was studying in Israel when he was kidnapped from a kibbutz on October 7, 2023. His body was handed over by Hamas this week and flown to Nepal for burial. Family and locals in Mahendranagar gathered in grief during the Tihar festival. Nepal’s Prime Minister Sushila Karki called Joshi a “son of every mother” and praised his courage. His family said they would remember him through every flower and field he once loved.
