Cachar police recovers three more dead bodies from Bhuban hills during Shivratri; death toll rises to 5

Three more dead in Bhuban Pilgrimage Expedition. Cachar Police has recovered the dead bodies of three more pilgrims today from the Bhuban Hill Ranges. 37-year-old Ananda Ghatwar of Borkhola Chandranathpur was reported dead on March 2. His dead body was found near the main temple uphill the infamous Bhuban Pahad. On the same evening, two more dead bodies were recovered by the police.

The other dead body that was found was of Sanjay Das, from Katigorah. The police are yet to identify one of the deceased. The dead bodies have been sent to Silchar Medical College and Hospital for post-mortem. According to a local source, these two bodies were found from the Hatubhanga area towards Motinagar.

On the other hand, the dead body of a female that was recovered on Tuesday is yet to be identified. The dead body is now kept in the morgue of the Medical College. With this, the total number of deaths has climbed up to 5 during the holy occasion of Shiv Ratri 2022.

It is worth mentioning here that, the number of pilgrims during this year’s Shiv Ratri, doubled in number compared to last year’s. On the second day too, the number of pilgrims was higher. It has been estimated that a total of 4 lakh Shiv believers climbed up the Bhuban Hills to offer their prayers and wishes. The Covid pandemic has affected the count in the last two years, but this year, given all the favourable conditions, the pilgrims didn’t want to miss this chance. That’s why the number of pilgrims increased and so did the number of deceased.