Guwahati: Locals found a dead body in the Mahur River Tuesday morning. The gruesome discovery happened at 10.30 am near a railway bridge by the New Haflong Railway Station in the Dima Hasao district of Assam. The unidentified person lay face down in the water.
Residents alerted the police immediately after spotting the remains. Police and a local magistrate arrived shortly after to secure the scene and run a preliminary investigation. Official procedures followed, and teams moved the remains to Haflong Civil Hospital for further examination.
Investigators suspect the individual died roughly two days before the recovery. The official cause of death remains a mystery. Police are working to identify the person and piece together how they ended up in the river. Officials stated that the "exact time and cause of death have not yet been established."
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