Reported by Bit Irom
Imphal: Manipur’s Churachandpur district administration, along with the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and local civil organisations, recovered the body of a Class VIII student of Radhakrishnan Foundation School, Tuibong.
Her body was found on Sunday near the Khengjang power substation area in the Tuitha (Khuga) river, trapped in mud, after a massive three-day search operation.
The student was swept away by flash flood currents triggered by incessant rainfall while returning home from school and had been missing since the incident, prompting large-scale search operations along the Khuga River.
Following a requisition from the Sub-Divisional Officer, Tuibong, and approval from the Deputy Commissioner/DDMA Churachandpur, an SDRF team was deployed from Imphal.
Led by Havildar Riyajuddin, the team arrived at the site on Friday and immediately began operations from Zero Point, where she was last seen being swept away.
The SDRF personnel deployed inflatable boats and specialised rescue equipment to intensify the search operation.