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Body of Nepali Hostage Bipin Joshi Arrives in Kathmandu After Repatriation

Authorities coordinated the transfer after confirming his death in captivity.

People participate in a candlelight vigil for Bipin Joshi, a Nepali man who was taken hostage by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023, and was recently declared dead, in Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
People participate in a candlelight vigil for Bipin Joshi, a Nepali man who was taken hostage by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023, and was recently declared dead, in Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
A Nepalese man pays his respects to Bipin Joshi, a Nepali man who was taken hostage by Hamas, during a memorial procession at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, Oct. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
People participate in a candlelight vigil for Bipin Joshi, a Nepali man who was taken hostage by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023, and was recently declared dead, in Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Overview

  • The remains landed at Tribhuvan International Airport from Tel Aviv and were to be taken to his hometown in Kanchanpur for final rites.
  • Prime Minister Sushila Karki paid tribute at the airport and draped the national flag over Joshi’s coffin.
  • A farewell ceremony was held at Ben Gurion Airport on Sunday with Israeli officials, Nepali diplomats, and community members in attendance.
  • Hamas returned Joshi’s body last week, and Israeli forensic testing verified his identity before the repatriation flight.
  • Joshi, 23, was an agricultural trainee at Kibbutz Alumim under Israel’s Mashav program and was abducted during the Oct. 7, 2023 attack.