Tensions Rise in Assam’s Dibrugarh District After Inmate’s Mysterious Death

A tense atmosphere gripped Assam’s Dibrugarh district following the mysterious death of Shailaja Borgohain, an inmate from Tingkhong’s Gandhia Puroni village, in Dibrugarh Central Jail. The incident drew widespread attention when jail authorities handed over Borgohain’s body to his family in a wheelchair on Thursday. Borgohain had been incarcerated just three days before his death. The circumstances of his demise and the manner in which his body was returned have sparked serious concerns about potential human rights violations.