Two picnickers drown
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, December 26 2020:
Two young picnickers drowned in a river near Litan Mongkot, Ukhrul district on Friday.
The two deceased have been identified as Ahongsangbam Amarjit (15) s/o Ratan of Ningombam Mayai Leikai and Chongtham Anilkumar (15), s/o Nandakumar of Ningombam Chingya.
According to sources, the tragic incident happened yesterday at around 3 pm.
Soon after learning about their submergence in the river, villagers of Mongkot and a police team of Litan swung into action and carried out a rescue and search operation.
During the operation, the lifeless body of Ahongsangbam Amarjit was fished out, while that of Chongtham Anilkumar remained traceless.
The dead body of Chongtham Anilkumar was fished out today, at around 10.30 am.
Both the corpses have been handed over to their respective family members after post mortem at JNIMS morgue.