Guwahati, Dec 10: An enormous search operation by the NDRF and SDRF was carried out all through Wednesday alongside the Brahmaputra close to Kharguli after 5 individuals of a nine-member group, who had gone to the riverbank, had been reported lacking.
Officers stated 4 members of the group survived on their very own, whereas the remaining 5, recognized as Pratap, Sagar, Upesh Kumar, Abhijit and Raunak, stay untraceable.
An NDRF official stated the primary alert was obtained round 12:50 pm. “The primary data got here from a girl round 12:50 pm. Inside fifteen minutes of getting the knowledge, our workforce arrived,” the official informed the press.
4 rescue boats had been deployed for the operation, however the absence of eyewitnesses considerably slowed the search efforts.
Officers stated the group is suspected to have visited the Bhakti Kutir Radha Govind Temple close to Ramchai Hills earlier than heading to the river.
“We’re being informed that there have been 9 individuals. Individuals who got here to Bhakti Kutir are being suspected to be the victims,” the NDRF official stated.
On the riverbank, rescue groups recovered belongings believed to be of six to seven people, together with Aadhaar and PAN playing cards of 1, Upesh Kumar.
“On the web site, we had no eyewitnesses to inform us the precise location the place the individuals went lacking. Belongings of over seven persons are on the web site,” the NDRF official confirmed.
One survivor, Pranav Nayar of Vrindavan, stated the group had cut up simply earlier than the incident.
“There have been 9 of us; 5 went to a special web site and didn’t come again. Amongst them, 4 of us who knew swim got here alive,” Nayar stated.
One other survivor recounted how a sudden shift in water depth triggered the mishap.
“We went to carry out kirtan. The water degree appeared low, so we went in until knee-deep. I moved ahead and it turned deep immediately. Two moved forward and had been calling us however we couldn’t hear. Six of us received caught within the water. I used to be inside for 10–15 seconds attempting to return up. They knew swim, however the present was so sturdy it pulled them beneath,” he stated.
The NDRF official warned that regardless of the river showing calm, sturdy undercurrents might have swept the lacking individuals downstream.
“The water appears stagnant on the floor however beneath, currents are fast. If somebody has drowned, the move will take them with it,” he stated.
Rescue groups scanned the river stretch as much as Umananda Temple. Based on sources, the NDRF and SDRF concluded Wednesday’s operation with out finding any of the lacking people.
The search will resume on Thursday.
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