Body of police officer found in Bongaigaon hotel

Guwahati, Oct 22 (PTI): The body of a police officer serving in the chief minister’s vigilance cell was recovered from a hotel room in Assam’s Bongaigaon district on Thursday, a senior official said.
Deputy Superintendent of Police Khargeswar Rabha had checked into the hotel on October 18, and his partially decomposed body was recovered from the room today, Bongaigaon Senior Superintendent of Police Numal Mahatta told reporters.
The cause of death is yet to be ascertained, though health issues are suspected, he said.
The body has been sent to Bongaigaon Medical College and Hospital for postmortem examination, Mahatta said.
Rabha’s wife and other family members have reached the town, and further details will be available following investigation, he added.