Shillong, June 4 -- The Meghalaya Police have recovered a black field coat (raincoat) near a viewpoint during the ongoing search for Sonam Raghuvanshi, a tourist from Madhya Pradesh's Indore who went missing with her husband Raja, an official said.

Superintendent of Police (SP) East Khasi Hills Vivek Syiem said the coat recovered by the rescuers appears to have a certain strain. However, there is no confirmation about them being bloodstains, he added.

The police are also unable to verify whether the coat belongs to the missing woman from Indore and rely on a further probe.

"We have recovered a black field coat that appears to have certain stains, but we cannot confirm if they are bloodstains. Only forensic analysis can determine that. ...