HT Digital,
Guwahati, Dec 27: Assam’s Chief Minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma, announced on Wednesday a chief secretary-level inquiry into the suicide of Dipankar Gogoi from Titabor.
This decision follows the suicide of the 24-year-old, who resided in GariKuri Brinasayak Gaon, Titabor, after police questioned him about alleged connections to the banned organisation, United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I). The questioning was in relation to a grenade explosion in Jorhat on December 14.
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The inquiry is expected to conclude within 30 days. An earlier inquiry was ordered by Assam Police headquarters, to be conducted by IGP Eastern Range, which would include a detailed investigation of the procedural part, CCTV footage from the police station, and medical examination reports.
Dipankar Gogoi was found hanging from a tree in a tea garden behind his house. His father, Khagen Gogoi, has accused the police of inhuman torture leading to his son’s suicide.
However, Titabor sub-divisional police officer, Kakoli Patgiri, dismissed these allegations, stating that Dipankar had voluntarily appeared before the police and was released after a medical examination at the Titabor sub-divisional civil hospital.
