New Delhi, Aug. 1 -- A 42-year-old motorcyclist from Hyderabad is reported missing in Himachal after meeting with an accident on July 19 in the Lahaul-Spiti district. His fate is not known despite extensive search operations by the SDRF, the police, and local volunteers.

Reports say Anil Marla went missing while riding solo from Padum in Ladakh's Zanskar valley to Lahaul. Teams found his broken motorcycle from a stream below the Darcha-Shinku La road. His helmet, mobile phone, and travel bag were also recovered.

"The search must not stop till my husband is found," Marla's wife, Sumita Sharma, said to Times of India in Lahaul.

She said she last spoke to Marla on July 18 and exchanged texts the next day. "On July 19, Anil told me that he...