Assam Police to reopen and re-examine all closed cases of unnatural death

Guwahati, Nov 12: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has asked all the Superintendents of Police (SPs) of all districts to reopen and re-examine all the unnatural death cases registered in different police stations of the state over the past one year.

 

 

 

 

Addressing a press conference at Janata Bhawan in Guwahati on Friday (Nov 11), CM Sarma said, "During the last SP conference, I directed all the SPs to reopen and re-examine the unnatural death cases over the past one year that were labelled as suicide and closed. In such suspicious cases, the SP and DIG will visit the sites of occurrence and the case will not be closed until and unless they are satisfied. If anyone has doubts about the investigation on such cases which were registered 3-5 years ago, people may request the SP of the concerned district to reopen the case."

 

 

 

 

 

While referring to the findings of a special investigation team of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Assam police in a case of rape and murder of a 13-year-old minor girl in Darrang district, he said the CID has arrested the then SP, Additional SP, Officer-in-Charge of the local police station, executive magistrate of Darrang and three doctors who had allegedly tried to sabotage evidence in the case.

 

 

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Assam police arrested then SP of Darrang district, who was suspended at the time, additional superintendent of police (ASP), executive magistrate, OC of the local police station and three doctors in connection with the rape and murder of a 13-year-old minor girl. He further said the suspended former SP was arrested by the CID after collecting evidence that he had taken a bribe from the kin of the main accused Krishna Kamal Baruah in the minor girl child murder case in lieu of extending undue favours to the main accused.