KANCHANPUR, Oct. 21 -- Draped in the national flag, the body of Bipin Joshi, the Nepali student killed while being held captive by Hamas in Gaza, was cremated with national honors on Tuesday morning at Bhujela Aryaghat on the banks of the Mahakali River.

A contingent of the Armed Police Force (APF) paid a ceremonial salute as hundreds gathered to pay their final respects to the young student whose life ended tragically in a foreign land.

Joshi's funeral procession began at 8 AM from his home in Bhasi, Bhimdatta Municipality-3. On Monday evening, as homes across Nepal were illuminated for Laxmi Puja, a somber glow filled the Joshi household when his body arrived-two years and thirteen days after his abduction. The family's long wait to s...