19-Year-Old Labourer Dies in Tragic Fall at Chungthang Lachen Road Construction Site
Northeast Desk, 3rd August: In a tragic accident, a 19-year-old labourer, Debashis Bauri, lost his life after falling approximately 450 feet below the road edge at the Chungthang Lachen Road construction site. Bauri, a resident of West Bengal, was working at the site when the incident occurred.
According to eyewitnesses, Bauri slipped and fell while performing his duties, resulting in the fatal plunge. A rescue team was immediately dispatched to the scene, and after a prolonged operation, Bauri’s body was retrieved and transported to Chungthang Primary Health Centre (PHC). The medical officer on duty declared him “brought dead.”
The incident has been registered as UD Case No. 02/2024, and an investigation is currently underway to determine the exact circumstances leading to the fall. In the wake of the accident, the construction site has been temporarily shut down pending further notice.