JALESHWOR: A man was swept away by the local Rato River on Tuesday.

The man who has gone missing in the river has been identified as Barendra Kapar, 40, of Bhangaha municipality-6, Mahottari, the District Police Office said.

Kapar was on the way to his home from Janakpur, Dhanusha on a bicycle and decided to cross the river by carrying the vehicle on his shoulder.

As he was about to set his foot in the river, he was instantly washed away by the river at Balawa municipality-11.

Police has intensified a search for him with the help of locals, it is said.