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Body of Alwar’s Agnivir Samudra Singh Recovered After 80 Days in Arunachal’s Dibang Valley Flood
✍️ Amar Ujala · Alwar
🗓 05 Nov 2026, 04:01 PM
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The remains of Agnivir Samudra Singh Gurjar, missing since the August 14 flash‑flood in Dibang Valley, Arunachal Pradesh, were recovered after roughly 80 days and identified through DNA testing.
A team of rescue officials recovered the body of Agnivir Samudra Singh Gurjar, a resident of Alwar, after it had been missing for about 80 days following a sudden flash‑flood in the Dibang Valley of Arunachal Pradesh on August 14. The recovery took place early on Wednesday as part of a renewed search operation in the remote riverine terrain where the floodwaters had receded.
The August 14 incident saw heavy clouds burst, unleashing torrential rain that caused the Dibang River to overflow, sweeping away homes and trapping several people. Samudra Singh was among those reported missing, and his family had been awaiting any news for weeks, with local authorities repeatedly confirming the difficulty of locating victims in the rugged landscape.
Search teams, equipped with sonar devices and local guides, finally located human remains near a previously inaccessible stretch of the riverbank. The recovered remains were handed over to the forensic lab in Itanagar, where DNA profiling matched samples provided by the family, confirming the identity beyond doubt.
Authorities informed Samudra Singh’s relatives, who expressed a mix of grief and relief at finally receiving closure. The incident underscores the challenges of disaster response in the hilly northeastern regions and the importance of sustained search efforts even weeks after a calamity.
The August 14 incident saw heavy clouds burst, unleashing torrential rain that caused the Dibang River to overflow, sweeping away homes and trapping several people. Samudra Singh was among those reported missing, and his family had been awaiting any news for weeks, with local authorities repeatedly confirming the difficulty of locating victims in the rugged landscape.
Search teams, equipped with sonar devices and local guides, finally located human remains near a previously inaccessible stretch of the riverbank. The recovered remains were handed over to the forensic lab in Itanagar, where DNA profiling matched samples provided by the family, confirming the identity beyond doubt.
Authorities informed Samudra Singh’s relatives, who expressed a mix of grief and relief at finally receiving closure. The incident underscores the challenges of disaster response in the hilly northeastern regions and the importance of sustained search efforts even weeks after a calamity.