In a fatal incident, a couple tragically lost their lives by accidentally drowning while taking a bath in the Chiri River. The incident has been reported to have occurred at Kamranga in Lakhipur in Assam’s Cachar district. The deceased has been identified as Jaggu Kal and his wife Anjana Kal, both of whom were labourers Tragedy struck when the couple went to take a dip in the Chiri River after completing their work last Saturday. According to reports, Anjana Kal suddenly got submerged under the water, resulting in her death by drowning.
Although her husband Jaggu Kal made a concerted effort to save her life, he ultimately perished in the river after drowning. A police and SDRF-led search operation was initiated promptly, but the couple’s whereabouts proved to be untraceable at first. On Monday, the couple’s lifeless bodies were finally found in a river close to Lakhipur Kangali Basti, some kilometers away from their initial location.
When locals first noticed their bodies, they alerted the relevant authorities to this discovery. Following their arrival at the spot, the police and members of the SDRF took the dead to Silchar Medical College for post-mortem investigation. A little Tripuran child drowned in a body of water earlier this month, resulting in his death. The incident happened in the Tripuran hamlet of Nirbhaypur, which is in the Sonamura subdivision’s Kathalia block. The victim has been identified as 15-year-old Bikash Bhowmik, a student in Class IX. He was the 38-year-old son of Biplab Bhowmik, a farmer and small trader. The man went to the pond behind his house in the Purba Para neighborhood to take a bath when the tragedy happened.
After he failed to return in due time, his parents launched a search operation on the bank of the pond but did not find him. A few neighbours then got down to the pond and discovered the lifeless body of the victim. His parents and neighbours tried to resuscitate him and later took him to the Kathalia hospital where the doctor on duty declared him dead, casting a shadow of sorrow in the entire region.
