Archive · 10 Oct 2026
Assam Leaders Seek Probe Into Student’s Death in Andhra Pradesh
Himashree Boro was a 20-year-old student from Assam who was travelling home alone by train.
She had gone to Visakhapatnam with a dance group and was returning early because she had an exam.
She reportedly told people that she felt unsafe around men in her train coach.
Her family lost contact with her during the night.
Her body was later found near railway tracks in Andhra Pradesh.
Her family believes there may have been foul play, while preliminary railway police findings suggest she may have fallen from the train.
Officials say they are still investigating what happened.
Assam leaders Himanta Biswa Sarma and Gaurav Gogoi have asked for a thorough investigation.
Sarma also said he sent a senior police officer to help coordinate with authorities in Andhra Pradesh.
Twenty-year-old Himashree Boro went missing after boarding the Vivek Express alone in Visakhapatnam early on October 6.
She had reportedly told people she felt unsafe around men in her coach and was being harassed; contact with her was lost around 2:30–3 a.m.
Her body was found near railway tracks in Andhra Pradesh; reports place it in Srikakulam district, with differing descriptions of the precise location and recovery date.
Boro’s family alleges foul play, while preliminary railway police findings suggest she may have fallen from the moving train; the circumstances remain under investigation.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi urged a thorough probe; Sarma said he had written to railway and Andhra Pradesh officials and sent a senior Assam Police officer to coordinate.
- Who
- Himashree Boro, a 20-year-old student from Guwahati; Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi sought an investigation.
- What
- Boro went missing during a train journey and was later found dead near railway tracks; the circumstances are under investigation.
- When
- She boarded the train around 12:15 a.m. on October 6; reports say her body was recovered the following day, though another report dates recovery to October 7.
- Where
- She was travelling from Visakhapatnam to Guwahati; her body was found near railway tracks in Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh.
- 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 account
Preliminary railway police findings
Circumstances of Boro’s death
Family’s account
Her family alleges foul play and said she had reported feeling unsafe and being harassed in the compartment.
Preliminary railway police findings
Preliminary findings by GRP, Palasa, suggest she might have fallen from the moving train; officials say the circumstances remain under inquiry.
- Age
- 20
- Train
- Train No. 22503, Kanniyakumari-Dibrugarh Vivek Express
- Boarding
- Visakhapatnam station, around 12:15 a.m. on October 6
- Reported last contact
- Around 2:30–3 a.m.; she had reportedly shared a video of her coach with a friend
- Reported recovery location
- Near railway tracks in Srikakulam district; reports mention the Ponduru-Dusi sections and a forested area near Malayapuram
- 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
- NCRB figures cited by Gogoi
- For 2024, he cited 488 offences against women and children and 1,422 offences against the human body registered by GRP across India
Sources
Himanta, Gogoi seek probe into death of Guwahati woman found near Andhra train tracks
Probe call into Assam woman’s death in Andhra; Himanta Biswa Sarma, Gaurav Gogoi seek inquiry - Telegraph India
