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Assam Leaders Seek Probe Into Student’s Death Near Andhra Tracks
Himashree Boro was a 20-year-old student travelling by train from Visakhapatnam to Guwahati.
She was returning alone because she had an exam coming up.
She reportedly told people that she felt uncomfortable and unsafe in her train coach.
Her family lost contact with her during the night.
Her body was found near railway tracks in Andhra Pradesh the next day.
Her family thinks something may have happened to her, while preliminary railway police findings suggest she may have fallen from the train.
Officials say the circumstances are still being investigated.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi have called for a thorough investigation.
Sarma also said he sent a senior Assam Police officer to coordinate with authorities in Andhra Pradesh.
Himanta Biswa Sarma and Gaurav Gogoi called for a thorough investigation into 20-year-old Himashree Boro’s death.
Boro was travelling alone from Visakhapatnam to Guwahati on the 22503 Kanniyakumari-Dibrugarh Vivek Express after attending a dance event.
She reportedly told people she felt unsafe around men in her coach; contact with her was lost around 2:30–3 a.m. on October 6.
Her body was recovered near railway tracks in Andhra Pradesh the following day, according to reports; the precise location is described as between Ponduru and Dusi and in Srikakulam district.
Her family alleges foul play, while preliminary railway police findings suggest she may have fallen from the moving train; the circumstances remain under inquiry.
- Who
- Himashree Boro, a 20-year-old woman from Assam; Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi called for an investigation.
- What
- Boro went missing while travelling by train and was later found dead near railway tracks; the circumstances are under investigation.
- Where
- In Andhra Pradesh; reports place the body near the Ponduru and Dusi sections in Srikakulam district.
- When
- She boarded the train around 12:15 a.m. on October 6; her body was found the following day, according to the reports.
- Why
- The cause and circumstances of her death have not been established. Her family alleges foul play, while preliminary railway police findings suggest she may have fallen from the moving train.
Family's allegation
Preliminary railway police findings
Circumstances of Boro's death
Family's allegation
Her family alleges foul play; accounts cited by Gogoi said she felt unsafe and was harassed in the compartment.
Preliminary railway police findings
Preliminary findings by GRP, Palasa, suggested she might have fallen from the moving train; officials said the circumstances remain under inquiry.
Key facts
- Age
- 20
- Train
- Train No. 22503, Kanniyakumari-Dibrugarh Vivek Express
- Boarding
- Visakhapatnam station, around 12:15 a.m. on October 6
- Last reported contact
- Around 2:30–3 a.m.; she had reportedly shared a video of the coach with a friend
- Body recovery
- The following day, near railway tracks in Andhra Pradesh; reports identify the area as between Ponduru and Dusi in Srikakulam district
- Investigation
- Preliminary GRP findings suggested she might have fallen from the moving train; authorities said the circumstances remain under inquiry
- Sarma's response
- He said he wrote to Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, and deputed a senior Assam Police officer to coordinate with local agencies
- Gogoi's cited data
- He cited 2024 NCRB figures of 488 offences against women and children and 1,422 offences against the human body registered by GRP across India
Quotes
Himanta Biswa Sarma
Assam chief minister
“I have also deputed a senior @assampolice officer to Andhra Pradesh to coordinate with the law enforcement agencies there.”
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“Despite government initiatives regarding safety, a young woman who felt unsafe on a train never reached home.”
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