Arunachal: After 4 days search, body of NFR Security Officer found in Lohit River

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Itanagar: The lifeless body of Suvendu Choudhary, Chief Principal Security Officer of Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR), was recovered from the Lohit River in Arunachal Pradesh on Wednesday, four days after he went missing, officials said.

The body was found about 8 km downstream from where Choudhary, 55, was swept away at Parashuram Kund, a Hindu pilgrimage site in the Lohit district, on Sunday, NFR chief public relations officer Kapinjal Kishore Sharma informed. He said senior NFR officials, including the Divisional Railway Manager from Tinsukia, and railway officials from Baligaon were present at the location to oversee the recovery operation. Sharma disclosed that the dead body was found around 7 pm on Wednesday.

Choudhary had visited Parashuram Kund after completing official duties, accompanied by his family and other NFR officials. He slipped into the river while at the pilgrimage site and was carried away by the strong currents, the official said.

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