Guwahati: Assam’s Guwahati-based doctor, Debenjit Kumar Sharma, has been reported missing from the Parshuram Kund area in Arunachal Pradesh’s Lohit district since the morning of May 31.
Authorities suspect he may have drowned in the Lohit River, which has experienced rising water levels due to heavy rainfall.
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Sources indicate that Sharma was staying at a resort near the Lohit River, and staff had advised guests to evacuate due to safety concerns.
He reportedly left the resort around 8 AM on May 31 and has not been seen or heard from since. Curiously, his personal belongings, including his motorcycle, camera, leg guards, and identification cards, were found undisturbed in his room.
Following the sudden disappearance reported by the resort owner, the Lohit district police have initiated a search operation.
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Superintendent of Police Thutan Jamba stated, “He was seen leaving his room at 8 AM. We suspect he may have returned to collect his belongings and was swept away by the rising floodwaters.”
SP Jamba noted, “Sharma has been missing since May 31. We received the report about him going missing on the same day in the evening at the Wakro Police Station. The resort owner, where he was staying, informed us. We immediately constituted a search and rescue team on the same evening and searched, but could not trace him.”
He added that a team from the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) has joined the search efforts, but as of now, Sharma remains untraceable. His relatives have arrived in Wakro to meet with local officials and assist in the ongoing search operation.
Notably, Parshuram Kund is a sacred Hindu pilgrimage site located approximately 48 kilometers from Tezu in Arunachal Pradesh.