A Nepali Town Mourns a Native Son Who Died a Hamas Captive

New York Times - WorldCenter-LeftEN 4 min read 100% complete by Binod Ghimire and Pranav BaskarOctober 23, 2025 at 05:30 PM

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Bipin Joshi, a 23-year-old Nepali student studying agriculture in Israel, was captured by Hamas from a kibbutz in southern Israel on October 7, 2023. After two years of captivity and his family's international campaign for his release, Joshi’s body was returned to his hometown, Mahendranagar, Nepal, on Monday evening. His family had maintained hope until the last moment that he would return alive. The news of his death has devastated his family, especially during the festival of lights, Tihar, which now serves as a somber reminder for them.

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Nepal

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