The two rescued individuals, who were earlier in critical condition, are now stable at STNM Hospital.

Another Honeymooning Couple Goes Missing, After Vehicle Falls into Teesta River in Sikkim

Couple Goes Missing After Vehicle Falls into Teesta River in Sikkim latest news: Another honeymooning couple has gone missing after their vehicle fell into the Teesta River in Sikkim, Northeast India, amid heavy rainfall in the region.

The incident occurred on May 29, when the couple — identified as Kaushalendra Pratap Singh (29) and his wife Ankita Singh (26) — along with other tourists, were returning from Lachen to Lachung, according to The Week report. Their local driver is also missing.

The vehicle (SK-03-J-0650) plunged 800 feet into the Teesta River near Munshithang, North Sikkim. There were 11 people on board.

Search operations by state and national disaster response forces are still underway.

According to The Week report, Kaushalendra is the nephew of BJP leader Ummed Singh. He married Ankita at Dhangadh Sarai Chivlaha village on May 5. Following the marriage, the couple left for Sikkim on their honeymoon and reached Mangan district the next day.

The report said that police have recovered their belongings from the hotel, but there it is yet to have conclusive evidence to confirm whether they drowned in the river.

The list of people on board the vehicle, as shared by Sikkim media on its X handle on May 30, is as follows:

• Itshiri Jena (46) – General Secretary, BJP Mahila Morcha, Odisha
• Ajit Kumar Nayak (45)
• Sunita Nayak (42)
• Debjyotijoy Dev (26)
• Swapnanil Dev (26)
• Kaushalendra Pratap Singh (29)
• Sahil Jena (21)
• Ankita Singh (26)
• Sairaj Jena – Rescued in critical condition
• Swayam Supratim Nayak (16) – Rescued in critical condition
• Passang D. Sherpa – Driver

The Sikkim media post stated that the rescue operation was being conducted by the Sikkim Police, Indian Army, ITBP, NDRF, and local administration under the supervision of the District Collector, SP, and SDM Chungthang.

It added that the operation had to be called off on May 30 due to the rising river levels following heavy rainfall.

An ANI post on X dated May 31 stated, “The rescue operation for the nine people who went missing after a vehicle fell into the Teesta River on May 29 is being affected by landslides in Mangan.”

Mangan SP Sonam Detchu Bhutia told the media, “The tourists went missing after the incident in which their vehicle fell into the river. Two of them were rescued safely on the night of May 29.”

Police added that the vehicle could not be pulled out as it was stuck under debris and no bodies were found nearby.

“For the remaining nine, including the driver from Sikkim, the ITBP, SDRF, and NDRF carried out a rescue operation yesterday. But the car that had fallen into the river could not be pulled out as it was stuck in debris. We did not find any bodies near it. There was heavy rain last night, and a cloudburst occurred in the upper areas. The water level of the Teesta River has risen by 4 meters. Roads have been damaged at multiple places. The DC is at the spot, and the SDM and SDPO have been directed to carry out the search operations non-stop. There are six tourists from Odisha, two from Tripura, and two from Uttar Pradesh. There were 11 people in total, including a driver from Sikkim.”

On June 2, Sikkim media reported, “Search operations continue for 9 missing persons from the May 29 accident, led by the District Administration, Police, @BROindia, ITBP, Army, @NDRFHQ and others.” It added that the two rescued individuals, who were earlier in critical condition, are now stable at STNM Hospital.

(For more news apart from Another Honeymooning Couple Goes Missing, After Vehicle Falls into Teesta River in Sikkim, stay tuned to Rozana Spokesman)