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

According to Rabindra Khanal, Information Officer at the District Police Office, Lokesh Mahato of Bharatpur metropolis-22, was found dead in the swimming pool at the Dahakhani-based View Resort in Ichchhakamana Rural Municipality-7.

It has been reported that he had gone swimming with his colleagues, who later found him dead.  

Following the incident, police have detained them for further investigation into the case.