16 missing children found dead in two years in Nepal

16 missing children found dead in two years in Nepal

KATHMANDU, May 13 (Xinhua) -- As many as 16 of the 4,871 children who had gone missing in the last two years were found dead, according to government statistics.

Of those who had gone missing 3,093 were later found and 1,778 are still missing from years 2006 onward, The Kathmandu Post reported on Wednesday.

"However, the actual number of those still missing could be lower because parents may not have reported to the authorities after children were found," said Laxmi Tripathi, of the Ministry of Women Children and Social Welfare.

Of the 16 who were found dead, ...

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