Nepal Floods: 2 Men Arrested After Video Shows Them Looting Gold Earrings From Victim Killed in Disaster
Police said 2 people were arrested after a 41-second video showed men removing earrings from a flood victim's body.
- On August 27, 2026, Nepal Police confirmed the arrest of men who stole earrings from a flood victim's body, an incident captured in a viral video that sparked widespread public outrage.
- The 41-second clip shows suspects dragging the body and removing earrings while bystanders filmed nearby instead of intervening. India Today could not independently verify the video's authenticity.
- Flash floods across Nepal and Tibet have killed nearly 400 people, with 1,468 others remaining missing on both sides of the border. The disaster ranks among the region's deadliest in years.
- Hundreds remain stranded, including Indians, as New Delhi works to trace 290 citizens still unaccounted for amid destroyed roads, washed-away bridges, and thick mud. Rescue efforts face significant obstacles.
- Authorities are also monitoring a newly formed barrier lake that is filling rapidly, raising fears of fresh flooding downstream as rescue teams battle thick debris and destroyed infrastructure.
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Two men have been arrested after a video showing them allegedly stealing gold earrings from the body of a woman swept away by catastrophic flooding in the Narayani River went viral. The disturbing 41-second video showed the men pulling the woman’s body out of the river using wooden planks and her hair. They were then […]
A video of people stealing earrings from the bodies of flood victims in Nepal has gone viral, showing people removing gold earrings from a woman's corpse. Nepal police arrested the suspects immediately after the video surfaced. This incident occurred amid Nepal's worst flood disaster, which has claimed nearly 400 lives so far.
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