Outing turns fatal, NIT Silchar pupil drowns, 2 missing

SILCHAR: A first-year BTech pupil of NIT Silchar drowned and 2 of his batchmates went missing aft slipping into a heavy conception of Bouchal waterfall adjacent Hmunthajao successful Assam's Dima Hasao territory connected Saturday, reports BB Goswami.Police said the students - Sohardya Rai (20) and Sarb Kritika (20) from Uttar Pradesh, and Radhika (19) from Bihar - had gone connected a time travel to the fashionable tourer spot on with 4 different students. Sarb Kritika's assemblage has been recovered.Additional SP Faruk Ahmed said a rescue cognition was launched instantly by section police, with SDRF and NDRF teams aboriginal joining in. "The cognition continued till precocious evening but was halted aft dark. It volition resume Sunday morning," helium said, adding that unsmooth terrain and mediocre connectivity hampered efforts.A squad from NIT Silchar is astatine the site, coordinating with authorities. Locals said waterfalls successful the portion often crook unsafe during this season.