Title: Two men arrested in Nepal after video shows them stealing gold earrings from a flood victim's body
A disturbing video has gone viral in Nepal showing two men removing gold earrings from the body of a woman swept away during the recent catastrophic floods along the Nepal-Tibet border.
The footage shows the men using wooden planks to pull the woman's body from the Narayani River, then removing earrings from both her ears while several bystanders watched and recorded rather than helping recover the body.
Nepal Police identified the suspects as 25-year-old Madan Gurung and 38-year-old Umesh Chaudhary, who were arrested on Thursday at a bus station in southern Nepal. Chitwan Police confirmed the woman was among the flood victims and said such acts of looting during the ongoing disaster response would not be tolerated.
The floods have killed over 160 people so far, with hundreds still missing, including foreign tourists. Search and rescue operations are ongoing.
Source: The Tribune
Posted Aug 29, 2026, 1:35 PM UTC