Siliguri, 14th October: The cops of Bhakti Nagar police station recovered two unidentified decomposed bodies from the banks of Teesta River adjacent to Laltung Basti on the 6th mile. Preliminary investigation by police indicates that the recovered bodies could be of Indian army personnel.
According to reports, on Saturday morning, the locals informed the police that the bodies of two persons had been spotted on the banks of Teesta River. Following this, the police arrived at the spot and initiated the removal of the bodies. Subsequently, after 12 hours of effort, both the bodies were recovered by the police.
Notably, due to a cloud burst and the subsequent flash flood that occurred in Sikkim on October 4, the water level of the river increased significantly. In the disaster, 22 army soldiers also went missing. Later, two army personnel were rescued. The search operation for the other missing jawans is still underway.
At present, the Bhakti Nagar police have transported the bodies to North Bengal Medical College and Hospital (NBMCH) for post-mortem examination. Meanwhile, the Indian army has been informed with regard to the identification of the recovered bodies.