Shillong, May 29 -- Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Thursday said efforts are on to rescue the missing newly-wed couple from Madhya Pradesh who disappeared during their honeymoon in Sohra, also known as Cherrapunjee, a popular tourist destination in Meghalaya.

The Meghalaya police along with State Disaster Response Force and villagers have intensified their search and rescue operation for 27-year-old Raja Raghuvanshi and his wife Sonam from Indore who have been missing since May 24.

"We are hopeful that we will get positive results and we will be able to find the couple. I am personally monitoring the situation and we are trying our best to find the couple," Sangma said in a video statement.

Terming the disappearance of the couple as a ...