Rangamati, Oct 14 (V7N) – A woman named Lata Marma, aged 32, tragically drowned in Kaptai Lake at Bilaichhari upazila of Rangamati district on Tuesday morning. The incident occurred around 9 a.m. while she was traveling by boat from Kengrachhari village to Bilaichhari Bazar.

According to local sources, Lata Marma accidentally fell into the lake near Kerenchhari area during the boat journey and went missing immediately. Residents of the nearby villages launched a search operation using fishing nets, and her body was recovered around 11:30 a.m.

The deceased, Lata Marma, was the wife of Milan Kanti Chakma from Kengrachhari village. She was the mother of two daughters and one son and was reportedly pregnant at the time of the accident.

Bilaichhari Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Manas Barua confirmed the incident. He said the woman was rushed to Bilaichhari Upazila Health Complex, where on-duty doctors declared her dead. The body has been kept in police custody, and it will be handed over to the family following necessary legal procedures.

The tragic incident has left the entire Bilaichhari community in deep sorrow, as locals mourn the loss of a young mother and her unborn child.

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