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Crime
Assam Vigilance DSP’s body found at Bongaigaon hotel, investigation launched
✍️ India Today NE
🗓 23 Oct 2026, 12:46 AM
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The lifeless body of a senior Assam Vigilance Department officer was recovered from a hotel in Bongaigaon in a partially decomposed condition, prompting authorities to open a probe.
Police officials recovered the body of an Assam Vigilance Department Deputy Superintendent of Police from a hotel in Bongaigaon. The remains were described as partially decomposed, indicating that the death occurred several days earlier.
State authorities have announced the commencement of a formal investigation into the circumstances surrounding the officer's death. Senior officials from the Vigilance Department are overseeing the probe, and forensic teams have been dispatched to the site for evidence collection.
The incident has raised concerns among law‑enforcement circles in the region, and officials have urged the public to cooperate with investigators as they work to determine the cause and any possible foul play.
State authorities have announced the commencement of a formal investigation into the circumstances surrounding the officer's death. Senior officials from the Vigilance Department are overseeing the probe, and forensic teams have been dispatched to the site for evidence collection.
The incident has raised concerns among law‑enforcement circles in the region, and officials have urged the public to cooperate with investigators as they work to determine the cause and any possible foul play.