Body of 8-year-old Abhinash Sarkar, who fell into stormwater drain in Guwahati on July 4, recovered
The Hindu
The body of an eight-year-old boy who had fallen into a stormwater drain in Guwahati on July 4, was recovered about 4 km downstream in Rajgarh area of Guwahati, police said.
The body of an eight-year-old boy who had fallen into a stormwater drain in Guwahati on July 4, was recovered about 4 km downstream in Rajgarh area of Guwahati, police said.
The body was identified by his parents at Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), where it was taken after being retrieved on July 7.
A police officer said that the body was recovered by rescue agencies in Rajgarh area, more than four km downstream from hilly Jyotinagar, where the boy had fallen into the drain.
The parents initially identified the body on basis of photographs shared with them, and later physically verified it at the GMCH morgue.
Abhinash Sarkar had slipped from his father's scooter and fell into the open drain on Thursday evening, as they were returning home amid heavy downpour.
Multiple agencies, including NDRF and SDRF, had launched a search operation, pressing into action different machinery and sniffer dogs.
Abhinash's father had also carried out a search operation by himself, wading through the drain, slush and garbage with a stick in his hand for the last three days.
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