{"id":117802,"date":"2024-02-15T19:16:48","date_gmt":"2024-02-15T13:46:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/?p=117802"},"modified":"2024-02-15T19:16:48","modified_gmt":"2024-02-15T13:46:48","slug":"triumphant-rescue-missing-students-found-safe-after-saraswati-puja-disappearance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/?p=117802","title":{"rendered":"Triumphant Rescue: Missing Students Found Safe After Saraswati Puja Disappearance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-117541\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/New-Logo-Smal-2.jpg?resize=184%2C51&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"184\" height=\"51\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\">I<\/span>n the midst of the celebratory chaos of Saraswati Puja, a festival devoted to the goddess of knowledge and wisdom, a cloud of concern had cast a shadow over the city as two young students went <a href=\"https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/?p=112106\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">missing<\/a>. The girls, identified as Madhusmita Baishya and Bandita Bhumik, eighth graders at Nunmati Panchdeep National School, had last been seen attending the Puja at their school. Their sudden disappearance had sent shockwaves through the community and triggered an urgent search.<\/span><\/h4>\n<figure id=\"attachment_117804\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-117804\" style=\"width: 790px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/Triumphant Rescue: Missing Students Found Safe After Saraswati Puja Disappearance\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-117804\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/5973074590408276530-e1708004636944.jpeg?resize=790%2C373&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Triumphant Rescue: Missing Students Found Safe After Saraswati Puja Disappearance\" width=\"790\" height=\"373\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/5973074590408276530-e1708004636944.jpeg?w=430&amp;ssl=1 430w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/5973074590408276530-e1708004636944.jpeg?resize=300%2C142&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-117804\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Triumphant Rescue: Missing Students Found Safe After Saraswati Puja Disappearance<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The students had reportedly left their homes in the morning to attend the school&#8217;s Saraswati Puja celebrations, a day marked by prayers, cultural activities, and social gatherings. After returning home briefly, they stepped out again, and that was when they vanished without a trace. The incident left their families and friends in a state of panic and desperation, as the search for the two girls intensified.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Authorities were alerted, and a full-fledged search operation was underway. The tension and worry that gripped the parents and the larger community can only be imagined. The girls&#8217; absence not only disrupted the festive mood but also raised serious concerns about their safety and well-being.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">In a startling twist, one of the students had sent a message on Thursday morning, indicating that they had left of their own accord and warned against searching for them, stating that they would return after five years. This message, while providing some clue as to their intentions, did nothing to assuage the fears regarding their immediate safety.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Finally, in a dramatic turn of events, the two missing girls were recovered by the police from Tihu, a town not far from the metropolis where they lived. The successful rescue brought an end to the heart-wrenching saga that had captivated the city.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The discovery of the girls was a moment of profound relief and joy for everyone involved. It underscored the effectiveness of the collaborative search efforts and the importance of community vigilance. The police played a pivotal role in tracing and safely recovering the students, a testament to their dedication and resourcefulness in handling such sensitive cases.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The reasons behind the girls&#8217; departure remain a matter of speculation, but their safe return is what matters the most to their relieved families.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the midst of the celebratory chaos of Saraswati Puja, a festival devoted to the goddess of knowledge and wisdom, a cloud of concern had cast a shadow over the city as two young students went missing. The girls, identified as Madhusmita Baishya and Bandita Bhumik, eighth graders at Nunmati Panchdeep National School, had last [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":117804,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"source_name":"","source_url":"","via_name":"","via_url":"","override_template":"0","override":[{"template":"1","single_blog_custom":"","parallax":"1","fullscreen":"1","layout":"right-sidebar","sidebar":"default-sidebar","second_sidebar":"default-sidebar","sticky_sidebar":"1","share_position":"bottom","share_float_style":"share-monocrhome","show_share_counter":"1","show_view_counter":"1","show_featured":"1","show_post_meta":"1","show_post_author":"1","show_post_author_image":"1","show_post_date":"1","post_date_format":"default","post_date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","show_post_category":"0","show_post_reading_time":"1","post_reading_time_wpm":"300","show_zoom_button":"1","zoom_button_out_step":"2","zoom_button_in_step":"3","show_post_tag":"1","show_prev_next_post":"0","show_popup_post":"1","number_popup_post":"2","show_author_box":"0","show_post_related":"1","show_inline_post_related":"1"}],"override_image_size":"0","image_override":[{"single_post_thumbnail_size":"crop-715","single_post_gallery_size":"crop-500"}],"trending_post":"0","trending_post_position":"meta","trending_post_label":"Trending","sponsored_post":"0","sponsored_post_label":"Sponsored by","sponsored_post_name":"","sponsored_post_url":"","sponsored_post_logo_enable":"0","sponsored_post_logo":"","sponsored_post_desc":"","disable_ad":"0"},"jnews_primary_category":{"id":"","hide":""},"jnews_social_meta":{"fb_title":"","fb_description":"","fb_image":"","twitter_title":"","twitter_description":"","twitter_image":""},"jnews_override_counter":{"override_view_counter":"0","view_counter_number":"0","override_share_counter":"0","share_counter_number":"0","override_like_counter":"0","like_counter_number":"0","override_dislike_counter":"0","dislike_counter_number":"0"},"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[200,210],"tags":[20919,20891,20920,18575,20910,20908,20207,20897,20894,20903,20915,20914,20912,20902,20923,20917,20898,18794,20890,20909,20922,20889,20906,20892,20911,20904,18595,20896,20924,20899,20888,20918,20901,20916,20913,20895,20921,20900,20907,20893,20905],"class_list":["post-117802","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-assam","category-ghy","tag-abduction-concerns","tag-bandita-bhumik-missing","tag-celebratory-event-tragedy","tag-child-safety","tag-collaborative-search-success","tag-community-relief","tag-community-shock","tag-community-vigilance","tag-cultural-festivities-safety-concerns","tag-educational-institution-crisis","tag-effective-police-work","tag-emotional-reunion","tag-festival-safety-precautions","tag-goddess-of-knowledge-festival","tag-guardians-nightmare","tag-importance-of-community-awareness","tag-kidnapping-fears","tag-law-enforcement-success","tag-madhusmita-baishya-disappearance","tag-missing-children-recovery","tag-missing-persons-alert","tag-missing-students-drama","tag-mysterious-disappearance","tag-nunmati-panchdeep-national-school-incident","tag-panic-in-festive-season","tag-parents-desperation","tag-police-investigation","tag-public-search-efforts","tag-relief-after-recovery","tag-safe-return-of-students","tag-saraswati-puja-celebration","tag-search-and-rescue-operation","tag-social-gathering-risks","tag-speculation-on-runaway","tag-student-safety-protocols","tag-student-vanishing-case","tag-teenagers-found-safe","tag-tihu-town-discovery","tag-unexplained-absence","tag-urgent-search-operation","tag-youth-safety"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":160515,"url":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/?p=160515","url_meta":{"origin":117802,"position":0},"title":"4 Dead, 23 Injured in Tripura Road Accidents During Durga Puja","author":"News Desk","date":"October 22, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Road accidents across Tripura claimed four lives and left 23 people injured during the six-day Durga Puja period between October 17 and October 22, according to official figures released by Tripura Police. 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