Doordarshan, PIB officials among three dead in Mizoram road accident
Three Indian government media officials were killed in a road accident in Mizoram after their vehicle plunged into a gorge. The officials were on official duty for the Press Information Bureau and Doordarshan when the incident occurred.
Why it matters
The tragedy represents a significant loss for India's public information infrastructure and has prompted mourning from state leadership.
Three Central government media officials were killed, and two others were injured after the vehicle they were travelling in fell into a deep gorge about 30 km south of Mizoram’s capital Aizawl on Thursday (October 1, 2026).
The deceased were identified as Engam Pame, the Additional Director General of Press Information Bureau (PIB) and Central Bureau of Communications (CBC) regional office in Imphal; Nampibou Marinmai, Director (News) at Doordarshan Kendra Aizawl; and H. Lianvela, a staff member of the CBC’s field office in Aizawl.
Mizoram government officials said the bodies of the first two officials would be sent to their respective hometowns in Manipur after an autopsy.
According to the PIB, Pame was in Mizoram for meetings related to the Inter Media Publicity Coordination Committee and the recruitment of a translator for PIB Aizawl.
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