Missing villager found dead
Source: The Sangai Express
Ukhrul, August 10 2017:
A 50 year old man of Huishu village in Chingai block who was swept away by the swirling water of Challou river on August 2 was found dead at the river side at Pou .
The deceased is identified as Maringthuk VB .
According to the eldest son of the deceased, VB Barnabus, his father was swept away by Challou river on August 2 while he was trying to cross the river for clearing his flooded paddy field .
After he failed to return from the field, the families including the village youth rushed to Challou river to search for the man the next day .
The villagers explored the whole stretch of Challou river from Huishu to Poi village in search of the body and later it was found lying at the riverside of the river at Poi the same day.