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Crime
Five Friends Missing After Mountain Trek: 20,000-Rupee Jobs at Stake
✍️ The Indian Express
🗓 04 Nov 2026, 06:04 AM
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Five friends, each earning a 20,000‑rupee salary, went missing during a mountain trek. Authorities are searching for the group amid concerns for their safety.
Five friends, each employed in jobs that paid 20,000 rupees a month, vanished while trekking in the mountains. The group was last seen heading into a remote trail, and no trace of them has been found since.
Local authorities have launched a search operation, deploying teams of trekkers, helicopters, and search dogs to cover the area where the friends were last reported. The search is ongoing, with officials urging anyone with information to come forward.
Families of the missing friends have expressed deep concern and are awaiting updates from the rescue teams. They have also called for better safety measures for trekkers in the region.
The incident has raised questions about the safety protocols for trekking expeditions and the preparedness of rescue services in mountainous terrains.
Local authorities have launched a search operation, deploying teams of trekkers, helicopters, and search dogs to cover the area where the friends were last reported. The search is ongoing, with officials urging anyone with information to come forward.
Families of the missing friends have expressed deep concern and are awaiting updates from the rescue teams. They have also called for better safety measures for trekkers in the region.
The incident has raised questions about the safety protocols for trekking expeditions and the preparedness of rescue services in mountainous terrains.