Two Indian nationals were rescued from the Saptakoshi River on Wednesday evening after jumping from the Koshi Barrage in Nepal's Saptari district. The rescue operation was conducted jointly by Nepal Police and the Armed Police Force (APF).

According to Deputy Superintendent of Police Hemraj Ghimire, who serves as the spokesperson for the District Police Office in Saptari, the individuals entered the river from the southern side of Gate No. 43 on the Koshi Barrage bridge, located in Hanumannagar Kankalini Municipality-1.

The two individuals were identified as Devakant Yadav, 22, and Parvati Kumari Sah, 21. Both are residents of Lalmania Tole in Barahada Gram Panchayat under the Nadi Police Station jurisdiction in Supaul district of Bihar, India.

Local residents who witnessed the incident immediately alerted authorities, enabling a prompt and coordinated rescue effort. The police and APF teams successfully retrieved Yadav and Sah from the river unharmed. Authorities have not provided further details on the circumstances that led to their jump into the river.