Uttarakhand trekker missing since May 29, search intensifies

A mother's desperate plea grows louder with each passing day. Eight days after 24-year-old MBA student Babita Pandey went missing during a trek to Dayara Bugyal in Uttarakhand, there is still no trace of her. Nearly 150 personnel from multiple agencies, including the NDRF, SDRF, Army and ITBP, are carrying out an extensive search operation across difficult terrain. As investigators question her trekking companions and probe alleged permit irregularities linked to the trekking agency, Babita's family continues to wait for answers.