Guwahati, Dec 10: A massive search operation by the NDRF and SDRF was conducted throughout Wednesday along the Brahmaputra near Kharguli after five people of a nine-member group, who had gone to the riverbank, were reported missing.

Officials said four members of the group survived on their own, while the remaining five, identified as Pratap, Sagar, Upesh Kumar, Abhijit and Raunak, remain untraceable.

An NDRF official said the first alert was received around 12:50 pm. “The first information came from a lady around 12:50 pm. Within fifteen minutes of getting the information, our team arrived,” the official told the press.

Four rescue boats were deployed for the operation, but the absence of eyewitnesses significantly slowed the search efforts.

Officials said the group is suspected to h

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