Assam govt. to reopen old cases of unnatural deaths involving domestic help

The Assam government will reopen any old case of unnatural death if the family of the deceased want and the police think there were loopholes in the investigation.

Such families can approach the Superintendent of Police (SP) concerned with their grievances for the cases to be taken up again, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Friday.

“In any unnatural case of death, if the guardians feel the investigation was not complete or the case could have been investigated deeper, they can meet the SP. The SP will look afresh at the case if there is a grey area. It could be a 15-year-old case. There is no time bar in criminal cases,” Mr. Sarma said.

He also said the SP and the Deputy Inspector-General concerned would visit the site of the incident after every case of unnatural death is registered or reported from now on. “The case will not be closed until they are satisfied,” he added.