Itanagar: Dr. Debenjit Kumar Sharma, a physician from Assam’s Guwahati, has reportedly gone missing from the Parshuram Kund area of Arunachal Pradesh’s Lohit district since the morning of May 31.
The doctor was staying at a resort by the Lohit River. With the river swelling from heavy rains, the resort’s staff had advised the guests to vacate the premises for safety reasons.
Dr. Sharma was last seen leaving the resort at approximately 8 AM on May 31 and his whereabouts remain unknown.
His belongings, including his motorcycle, camera, leg guards, and identification cards, were found untouched in his room.
The Lohit district police have initiated a search operation after the resort owner reported Dr Sharma’s disappearance. Authorities suspect that he may have drowned in the Lohit River.
Superintendent of Police Thutan Jamba said, “He was seen leaving his room at 8 AM. We suspect he may have returned to collect his belongings and was swept away by the rising floodwaters.”
He said, “Dr Sharma has been missing since May 31. We got the report about him going missing on the same day in the evening at the Wakro PS. The resort owner, where he was staying, informed us. We immediately constituted a search and rescue team on the same day for the search operation, but could not trace him.”
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The State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) has deployed a team to assist in the search operation, but he remains untraceable.
Meanwhile, his relatives have travelled to Wakro to coordinate with local officials and assist in the ongoing search operation.
Parshuram Kund is a sacred Hindu pilgrimage site located about 48 km from Tezu.
