Guwahati: On Sunday, a nine-year-old boy went missing in the Beki River in Assam’s Baksa district.
The boy has been identified as Tararul Sheikh.
A search operation was immediately launched by the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) to find the missing boy.
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The boy as per reports went to swim in the river when the undercurrent of the river washed him away.
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In a separate incident, a young man identified as Pinak Das went missing while taking a bath in Barak River in Cachar district on Saturday.
The SDRF team is currently conducting a search operation to locate Pinak Das’ body in the river.