Agartala, Sep 6, (TIWN): The visit is ‘purposeful’ and obviously is having an international link.
A team of US officials along with officials of the Indian government is conducting an on-the-spot study in Tripura to trace remains of soldiers and a US military aircraft that crashed during World War II, an official said Thursday. Six officials of the American government arrived here last Wednesday as an advance party to locate the remains of soldiers and US military aircraft at Dhumachara, a tribal village in the hilly Longtharai Valley under Dhalai district, told an Official of the State Government.
The spot, 120 km north of Agartala is where the team has visited to locate the spot and the remains, if any. They also talked to villagers to see if they could help them find the remains. The US officials are accompanied by External Affairs Ministry under Secretary Amit Kumar Mishra and Sector Officer P.K. Rout of the Union Home Ministry.
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