Guwahati, May 30 -- Five days into an intensive search, a newlywed tourist couple from Indore, Raja Raghuvanshi and Sonam Raghuvanshi, remain missing in Meghalaya's challenging Sohra (Cherrapunjee) area.

The disappearance, which occurred on May 23 after they set out from Shillong on a two-wheeler, has escalated into a high-stakes search operation, drawing pressure from both the Madhya Pradesh government and the Union Home Ministry.

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma broke his silence on Thursday, confirming he is personally overseeing the daily progress of the search.

"An unfortunate incident had happened where a new couple from the state of Madhya Pradesh had come to the Sohra (Cherrapunjee) area. And we got reports that they we...