Arunachal Construction Labourers: Five decomposed bodies recovered

Itanagar, Jul 30: The Search and Rescue teams in Arunachal Pradesh recovered five decomposed bodies of the Assam-based labourers who went missing from BRO road, Huri in Arunachal Pradesh's Kurung Kumey district on July 5, Arunachal Pradesh police informed on Friday.

 

 

 

 

Nighee Bengia, Deputy Commissioner of Kurung Kumey district said, "So far five decomposed bodies have recovered and the Search and Rescue team rescued 10 labourers." The dead bodies were reportedly found from different locations on different dates; one on Jul 25, three on Jul 26 and one on Jul 28.

 

Bengia added, "Five decomposed dead bodies were found in the stiff and deep dense forest in between Huri to Tapa areas. One Hikmat Ali was drown in the Furak river. Now total death count reached to six and as per the statements of rescued labourers, the confirmed dead bodies have been identified as Forizul Haque alias Turu, Moijal Haque, Sohar Ali alias Rustom Ali, Abul Hussain, while one body is yet to be identified through its clothes."

 

 

 

 

 

"All the decomposed dead bodies could not be retrieved due to several reasons. The Search teams have taken only photos and videos which could not be shared," he further said adding that the IAF choppers who joined the rescue team on Jul 23 were also suspended due to inclement weather. The Deputy Commissioner added, "Still the lAf choppers are waiting for good weather so that they continue the rescue operation."

 

 

All 19 workers were missing since Jul 5 from the project site and the body of one labourer was found in a nearby Faruk river. The Damin circle area is located along the India-China border.