Guwahati: The body of an eight-year-old boy, who fell into a rain drain in Guwahati on Thursday, was recovered about 4 km downstream in Rajgarh area of the city, police said.
The body was identified by his parents at Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), where he was taken after the body was recovered on Sunday.
A police officer said rescue agencies recovered the body in Rajgarh area, more than four km below hilly Jyotinagar, where the boy had fallen into the drain.
The parents initially identified the body based on photographs shared with them and later physically verified it at the GMCH mortuary.
Abhinash Sarkar slipped from his father's scooter and fell into an open drain on Thursday evening when they were returning home amid heavy rain.
Multiple agencies, including the NDRF and SDRF, had launched a search operation employing various machinery and sniffer dogs.
Abhinash's father had also conducted a search operation himself for the last three days, walking through drains, mud and garbage with a stick in his hand.
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had visited the search site on Saturday and consoled the family, assuring all measures to find the missing boy.
Sarma expressed grief over the death of the boy.
The CMO tweeted, "HCM Dr. Himantabiswa expresses his deepest condolences on the tragic loss of Shri Hiralal Sarkar and family. HCM thanks NDRF, SDRF, Assam Police and district authorities for their search efforts."
The body was identified by his parents at Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), where he was taken after the body was recovered on Sunday.
A police officer said rescue agencies recovered the body in Rajgarh area, more than four km below hilly Jyotinagar, where the boy had fallen into the drain.
The parents initially identified the body based on photographs shared with them and later physically verified it at the GMCH mortuary.
Abhinash Sarkar slipped from his father's scooter and fell into an open drain on Thursday evening when they were returning home amid heavy rain.
Multiple agencies, including the NDRF and SDRF, had launched a search operation employing various machinery and sniffer dogs.
Abhinash's father had also conducted a search operation himself for the last three days, walking through drains, mud and garbage with a stick in his hand.
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had visited the search site on Saturday and consoled the family, assuring all measures to find the missing boy.
Sarma expressed grief over the death of the boy.
The CMO tweeted, "HCM Dr. Himantabiswa expresses his deepest condolences on the tragic loss of Shri Hiralal Sarkar and family. HCM thanks NDRF, SDRF, Assam Police and district authorities for their search efforts."
