Five decomposed bodies of Assam labourers found in Arunachal Pradesh.

By Apekshita Sonowal
Among the
19 road construction workers of Assam who went missing since July 5, five of them
have been recovered in a decomposed state in a dense forest, according to a
senior district official on Friday, July 29.
The five
bodies have been rescued in the dense forest between Huri and Tapa in the last
week, Kurung Kumey deputy commissioner Nighee Bengia said.
He further
said that the bodies were found in the same state but in different locations
and on different dates. One on July 25, three on July 26 and one on July 28.
Earlier, one Hikmat Ali was found dead in Furak River, the cause of the death
being drowned in the river which rose the number of deaths to a total of six labourers,
he added.
It has also been reported that the five decomposed bodies could not be brought back.
“Due to many reasons all the decomposed dead bodies could not be retrieved. Only photos and videos have been taken by the search and rescue operation team which can’t be shared. IAF chopper, which joined the rescue team on July 23, 2022, suspended the operation due to inclement weather and the IAF chopper is still waiting for good weather,” Bengia stated.
The 19
labourers from Assam were missing from a road construction site in Arunachal
Pradesh’s Kurung Kumey district for around two weeks. The labourers had allegedly
fled from the labour camps of the remote road construction site of the Border
Roads Organisation (BRO) in Damin circle, 200 kms from the district
headquarters of Koloriang on the Indo-China border, on July 5 after they were
denied for leave during Eid al Adha. They then set out for their homes on foot
in two groups of eight and 11 and have been missing since then.
According
to police sources, the missing report was filed on July 13 at the local police
station.
So far ten
labourers were rescued in disoriented condition and are recuperating in health
facilities, Bengia said.
“The
district commissioner said that he has directed the police, SDRF and local
teams to continue the search operation till the remaining three missing
labourers are found dead or alive.
The IAF
chopper, which undertook a search operation on July 23, suspended it due to
inclement weather and is waiting for good weather to resume.
The police said according to the rescued labourers the bodies were that of Forizul Haque, Moijal Haque, Sohar Ali and Abul Hussain. The fifth body is yet to be identified.
The DC also inspected the 5 rescued labourers at the District Hospital Koloriang and inquired about their health status. according to reports, The rescued labourers are Khairul Islam (26), Majidul Ali (30), Monohar Hussain (18), Inamul Hussain (18), Jainal Ali (45), Hamidul Hussain, Abdul Amin, Ibrahim Ali, Kholebuddin Shiek (27) and Shamidul Sheik (19), he added.
(Source - PTI)
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