Child abducted from Bashbari village in Assam's Margherita; police launch probe

Tension gripped Margherita on Sunday night, November 16, after a five-year-old child was reportedly abducted from Bashbari Namdang village under the Bargolai Gaon Panchayat in the 83rd Margherita Legislative Assembly Constituency of Tinsukia district. 

The missing child, identified as Amit Bhumij, is the son of Kalicharan and Kajal Bhumij. 

According to the family, Amit was last seen around 4 pm while playing near the courtyard of his home. An unidentified person had been spotted standing nearby moments before the child disappeared, raising suspicion of abduction.

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The distraught parents lodged an FIR at the Margherita Police Station soon after realising the boy was missing. Residents of the area expressed concern, noting that several cases of child abduction and suspected human trafficking have occurred in different parts of Margherita subdivision in recent years, many of which remain unresolved.

Following the latest incident, a team from the Margherita Police reached the village and has begun an investigation into the child’s disappearance. Local authorities have urged residents to remain vigilant as search operations continue.