A woman went missing after entering the Manas River for a bath at Kuchlaiguri under Manikpur in Assam’s Bongaigaon district on Tuesday afternoon, June 2.
The missing woman has been identified as Manju Khatun. According to local residents, she had gone to the river for bathing but did not return home thereafter, prompting concern among family members.
Following the incident, relatives and locals initiated a search operation, but no trace of her was found till the time of reporting.
A team of the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) was subsequently deployed to the site and launched a search operation in the river. Officials said efforts are continuing to trace the missing woman.
