A 32-year-old man from Bihar’s Gaya district, working as a contractual Assistant Manager with the India Post Payment Bank at Dhemaji Post Office in Assam, slipped into the deep gorge at the Siang–Yamne river confluence while visiting the popular Pongging Viewpoint on October 2.

The victim has been identified as Uma Shankar, a resident of Naser Post Gurua village under Gurua Sub-District of Gaya. Shankar had travelled to East Siang district with three of his friends—Kushantadip Baruah from Dhemaji (Assam), Anup Kumar from West Champaran (Bihar) and Subodh Kumar from Muzaffarpur (Bihar).

According to Anup Kumar, the group had arrived at the viewpoint around 1.15 pm after obtaining tourist permits from Ruksin gate. While they were parking their vehicle, Shankar walked toward the cliff’s edg

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