Missing AR man found dead
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, May 24 2011:
An AR personnel who jumped into a river to escape villagers after allegedly causing fear to a child, was found drowned.
The dead body of Jogesh Patkiri (31), a personnel of 10 AR post at Noney hailing from Assam's Hatinpur village was recovered by the Noney police from the river yesterday around 1 pm.
He has been missing since May 22 when he threatened and attempted to abduct a child.
Villagers chased him without knowing he was an AR personnel.
According to villagers, he jumped into the Irei river to escape and his dead body was recovered at a place 16 km away on the south of Noney PS yesterday.
He was later identified as an AR personnel.
He had an injury mark in his head and police suspect he might have hit a stone as he jumped into the fast flowing river.
The dead body was brought to RIMS morgue late yesterday evening and after postmortem today it was handed over to the AR authority.