Guwahati, June 28 -- Skeletal remains discovered along the Lohit riverbank in Arunachal Pradesh's Lohit district are suspected to belong to Debanjib Kumar Sharma, a dentist from Guwahati who went missing nearly a month ago from a riverside resort.

According to police, DNA samples have been collected from Sharma's mother and daughter and will be sent to forensic laboratories in Guwahati or Kolkata for confirmation. Authorities hope the test results will bring some closure to the family.

The remains were found on June 23 near Panbari, approximately 15-20 kilometers from Parshuram Kund, by local fishermen. Sharma had checked into Tulow Resort near the river on May 30 and was last seen by resort staff around 8 am on May 31. He was reportedl...