Missing Assam labourer found dead

The body of a 37-year-old labourer from Assam, who had been missing for more than two weeks, was recovered from the dense forests of Manipur's Churachandpur district Tuesday. The cause of death is not yet known.

Dugdha Hazarika , from Assam's Sonitpur district, was an employee of Bharat Infra Pvt Ltd , which is engaged in construction of NH-102. Hazarika had been missing since July 28. According to authorities, locals discovered the body in a forest about 17km from Singngat police station. They promptly alerted police and the body was retrieved.

The body, on Wednesday, was sent to the morgue of Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal.