Body found at Dima Hasao Falcon festival

On Monday morning, a dead body had been found in the 4th Falcon festival, which was celebrated at Umrangso in Dima Hasao district.

The deceased has been identified as D'raz Kemprai of Langting in Dima Hasao. it was yet to be ascertained whether it was suicide or murder.

To protect and preserve the Siberian migratory Amur Falcon birds, the festival was organized at the Golf Course, near Umrangso where hundreds of migratory Amur Falcon birds from Siberia congregates every year during the winter season in the Tumbung village area.

On this occasion various programmes including awareness programme on protection and preservation of falcon birds, cultural programme, meetings, discussion, competition, etc. was held.