Overview
- Rescue and recovery teams pulled a submerged Tata Nexon from the Teesta River on Sunday and found the bodies of four occupants inside.
- Authorities identified the victims as Smarika Neopaney, Shaibya Neopaney, Tika Dahal and five-year-old Ditya Chettri and completed post-mortems before returning the remains to family.
- A multi-agency search led by the National Disaster Response Force with West Bengal police, traffic police, local officials and volunteers concentrated on the Sevok–Baghpul stretch of NH-10 after the family was reported missing.
- Investigators say roadside car parts and mobile-phone location data pointed searchers to the Rambi/Sevok corridor and that heavy monsoon runoff and a suspected landslide likely pushed the vehicle into the river.
- Officials urged travelers to avoid nonessential journeys during the monsoon on the NH-10 Teesta corridor, which is prone to landslides and flash runoff that can sweep vehicles off the road.