RESUBELPARA, April 6: In a freak accident, a 12-year-old lost his life while he was coming downhill on a cycle without brakes near Nishangram village under Mendipathar police station on Thursday evening.
The 12-year-old was reportedly playing along with at least another five of his friends when the tragedy occurred.
However, since his death, none of the five people have come forward to help identify the victim whose body remains under police custody in Mendipathar.
As per sources, the boy reportedly lost control of his bicycle, leading to him crashing head-on onto a foundation stone, killing him on the spot.
Other children, who were apparently playing with him prior to the accident, fled in fear.
Meanwhile, North Garo Hills Police have been trying frantically to find the identity of the deceased but to no avail as none have come forward to claim the body.
With the area falling close to the border with Assam, finding the identity of the deceased has suddenly become a herculean task.
“We have alerted nearby police stations in Assam including Dudhnoi, Goalpara, Damra among others but none have reported anything back yet. We want to hand over the victim to the family and so are waiting for someone to come forward. I appeal to all that may have information on the identity or address of the boy to come forward and inform us,” said North Garo Hills Superintendent of Police, Shailendra Bamaniya.
A post-mortem has also been conducted to ascertain the cause of death while the police have sent out an appeal to help identify the victim.
