Source: The Sangai Express
Jiribam/Lamka, August 06 2009:
A youth identified as Manjil Das (22) s/o late Sunil Das of Kalinagar in Jiribam sub-division get drowned while taking bath in Jiri river today, reports our Jiribam correspondent.
Soon after his body was retrieved from the river, Manjil was rushed to Jiri CHC but he was declared brought dead.
A woman was also killed even as another was rescued when a group of five women crossed Khuga river yesterday.
The women were returning home after sowing paddy at around 2 pm, reports our CCpur correspondent.
The women were crossing the river with their hands holding each other when Chingngaihching (33) was carried away by the current.
However, Niangngaihlian who was also struggling with the current was rescued by the local villagers.
But despite the joint efforts of the local volunteers and AR personnel till late evening yesterday which continued today too, the body of Chingngaihching could not be traced.