Imphal, March 26 -- A 71-year-old woman who had been missing for seven days was tragically found dead in a lake in Thoubal district, Manipur.

Ningombam Ibemu, a resident of Thoubal Ningombam Mayai Leikai, was reported missing on March 17. Despite extensive search efforts by her family, police, central paramilitary personnel, and other agencies, her body was discovered on Tuesday evening on the banks of Waithou Pat Lake under Thoubal Police Station.

According to authorities, the body was first spotted by local fisherfolk who immediately alerted the police. A team of law enforcement officers and forensic experts rushed to the scene to recover the remains.

Ibemu's family had earlier filed a missing person report, prompting a week-long sea...