Mumbai doctor couple on Mansarovar pilgrimage go missing after Nepal floods

A doctor couple from Mumbai's Andheri area has reportedly gone missing after travelling to Nepal for the Mansarovar Yatra. Their family has urged the state government to trace them quickly and bring them back safely.A doctor couple from Mumbai's Andheri area has reportedly gone missing after travelling to Nepal for the Mansarovar Yatra.A doctor couple from Andheri, Mumbai, who travelled to Nepal for a Mansarovar pilgrimage, has reportedly gone missing.Dr Milind Chitale and his wife, Dr Janvi Chitale, travelled to Nepal for the pilgrimage. Their family has been unable to contact them since an incident in Nepal.Dr Milind Chitale runs a clinic in the Malpa Dongri area of MIDC, Andheri East. The clinic has remained closed since August 24.A notice outside the clinic states that the doctor would be away on the Mansarovar Yatra from August 24 to September 6. The family has been unable to contact the doctor couple following the incident in Nepal. The lack of contact has raised concern among their family members and acquaintances.The family members have appealed to the state government to trace Dr Milind Chitale and his wife, Dr Janvi Chitale, at the earliest and ensure their safe return to India. Nepal is grappling with widespread destruction after flash floods tore through Rasuwa and other parts of central Nepal on Wednesday, triggered by an ice-and-rock avalanche following a glacial collapse near the China border.According to Nepal Police, the disaster has claimed 626 lives, while more than 2,400 people remain unaccounted for. The floods caused extensive damage, destroying roads, bridges, settlements and hydropower infrastructure across the region.- EndsPublished By: Akshat TrivediPublished On: Aug 29, 2026 11:06 IST