IIT-Guwahati's third-year BTech student missing in Brahmaputra river
Press Trust of India | August 2, 2026 | 10:05 PM IST | 1 min read
"Suddenly, both of them fell into the river. After being informed, an SDRF team from a nearby camp reached the spot and rescued one student. She was admitted to a hospital," the official said.
RANGIA: A B.Tech student of IIT-Guwahati went missing after falling into the Brahmaputra river, officials said on Sunday. A police official said the incident took place on Saturday when two students of the institute were walking along the riverbank near the institute.
"Suddenly, both of them fell into the river. After being informed, an SDRF team from a nearby camp reached the spot and rescued one student . She was admitted to a hospital," the official said.
The SDRF team searched the entire area but could not find the other girl, the official said. The missing student has been identified as Kachana Sai Chethana, hailing from Jammalamadugar in Andhra Pradesh.
She is a third-year B.Tech student of the Electronics and Communication Engineering Department. "The SDRF team is continuing its search operation to locate the student," police said.
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