On May 29, 2025, newlywed couple Kaushalendra Pratap Singh (29) and Ankita Singh (26) from Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh, went missing after their shared traveler vehicle slipped off a muddy mountain road in bad weather and plunged 1,000 feet into a gorge near the flooded Teesta River in Mangan district, Sikkim. The couple had married on May 5, 2025, and arrived in Sikkim for their honeymoon on May 24. They were traveling from Chungthang to Gangtok alongside nine other passengers when the driver lost control. Search and rescue operations involving ITBP, NDRF, SDRF, and Sikkim Police recovered six deceased victims from the vehicle, while five individuals, including Kaushalendra and Ankita, remain missing.
Country: India
State/Province: Sikkim, India
City/Region: Mangan
Incident Type: Non-Murder
Relationship Status: Married
Relationship Duration: Approximately 24 days
Incident Date: May 29, 2025
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Approximately 24 days
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The reported facts describe a fatal road accident caused by severe weather conditions and muddy mountain roads during a honeymoon trip, rather than a relationship-driven conflict or crime. Eleven passengers were in the vehicle when the driver lost control, plunging into a 1,000-foot gorge near the swollen Teesta River. There is no indication of interpersonal violence, domestic dispute, or foul play in the source material.
This case does not appear to be primarily relationship-driven. It involves a fatal vehicular accident and ongoing multi-agency search and rescue operations in Mangan district, Sikkim. A traveler vehicle carrying 11 passengers slipped off a muddy road into a 1,000-foot gorge near the Teesta River between 7:00 PM and 9:00 PM on May 29, 2025. Rescue teams including ITBP, NDRF, SDRF, and Sikkim Police recovered six bodies, while five individuals, including newlywed couple Kaushalendra Pratap Singh and Ankita Singh, remain missing as search efforts continue in flood-like conditions.
Initial uncertainty centered on the exact location and condition of the vehicle and passengers after it plunged 1,000 feet into a gorge near the flooded Teesta River. Rescue teams faced significant difficulties locating all passengers due to adverse weather, heavy rainfall, and high water levels in the river.
Kaushalendra Pratap Singh and Ankita Singh married on May 5, 2025, and traveled from Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh, to Sikkim for their honeymoon on May 24, 2025. On the morning of May 29, 2025, they departed Chungthang toward Gangtok in a shared traveler vehicle with other passengers. Bad weather caused roads to turn muddy, leading the driver to lose control between 7:00 PM and 9:00 PM. The vehicle plunged 1,000 feet into a gorge near the swollen Teesta River. Six deceased victims were recovered during initial search operations, while Kaushalendra, Ankita, and three others remained missing.
Source reports indicate no interpersonal threat, domestic violence, or criminal risk factors. The primary risk involved severe environmental hazards, heavy rainfall, and treacherous mountain driving conditions causing the vehicle to lose traction and fall into a gorge.
The case highlights extreme hazards during mountain travel in severe monsoon and flood conditions. It demonstrates the necessity of inter-agency disaster response (ITBP, NDRF, SDRF, Police) during complex rescue operations in steep terrain.
The family lost all mobile communication with the couple after their morning phone calls on May 29, 2025, prompting immediate concern when news of a vehicle accident in Mangan district broke.
Reports of a tourist traveler vehicle losing control on a muddy road along the Chungthang-Gangtok route and plunging into a gorge near the swollen Teesta River directed search and rescue teams to the crash site.
Physical evidence includes six bodies recovered from the crash area, road condition assessments, and family phone communication records preceding the journey.
Sher Bahadur Singh, father of Kaushalendra, stated that his son and daughter-in-law arrived in Sikkim and that their vehicle met with an accident on the night of May 29 in Mangan district. He stated he arrived in Sikkim on May 30 with family members to meet the DGP and appeal for rescue operations.
Follow-up search operations confirmed that six passengers pulled from the gorge were deceased, shifting the focus to locating the remaining five missing passengers, including Kaushalendra and Ankita.
It remains unresolved whether the missing five passengers are trapped inside the vehicle submerged in the Teesta River or were swept away by strong water currents.