Two students disappear from school hostel

Paanchthar, Sept 13: Two students enrolled at the Mechi English School - located at Phidim of Paanchthar - are missing for the past four days.

Jagadish Rai's son, Prithvi Rai, of Chyangthapur – 3 and Deuman Rai's son, Basanta Rai, of Phidim Municipality – 1 are still unaccounted for. Prithvi is a ninth grader while Basanta is sixth grader at the school. They were living at the school's hostel and went out of contact at 11:45 pm on September 10.

The search is underway but there has not been any information on the two students who disappeared all of a sudden, School's Vice Principal, Kul Raj Neyonhang said.

The students' families and the school administration have sent out an appeal for their immediate return.