CHITWAN: A 25-year-old man found dead in a swimming pool on Monday night in Chitwan.

According to Rabindra Khanal, the information officer at the District Police Office, Lokesh Mahato, a resident of Bharatpur metropolis-22, allegedly drowned in the swimming pool at the Dahakhani-based View Resort in Ichchhakamana rural municipality-7.

It has been reported that he had gone for swimming with his colleagues, who later allegedly found him dead. Following the incident, the police have detained them for further investigation into the case.