Assam: Kokrajhar CIT student who had gone for a bath in the river, drowns, body fished out

The body of Debjyoti Basumatary, a student of the Central Institute of Technology (CIT), Kokrajhar, who did not return to the hostel last night, was fished out from the Gaurang River this morning.

Debjyoti along with his 5 friends is said to have gone for a bath in the river yesterday as the institution was closed. While all his friends returned back to hostel, he did not show up till late at night. Institute officials alerted police after getting suspicious that he must have drowned.