Guwahati: A dead body suspected to be one of the passengers of the September 8 Nimatighat-Majuli boat capsize was recovered from the West Ahatguri area of Majuli on Tuesday.
The dead body has been claimed to be the missing doctor named Bikramjit Baruah. He was missing since the day of the accident.
Process to identify if the body is actually of the doctor is still on.
Since the day of the accident, this will be the third confirmed death in connection with the accident if the person is actually of the missing doctor.
It may be mentioned that on September 8, a boat accident took place between the Nimatighat-Majuli route where at least 90 persons were travelling.
It needs to be mentioned that the incident took place due to the alleged ignorance of basic safety measures in terms of boats and vessels plying on the river routes in the state. Most of the time, there are allegations that the vessels do not even maintain the simplest safety measures while operating on the route.
After the incident, the government has claimed that they will now take initiatives to reduce such incidents and have assured that a bride will now be constructed between Majuli and Jorhat. Former Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has also claimed that the bridge will be constructed within four years.