Archive · 14 Aug 2026
Assam BJP Leader Found Murdered In Sribhumi, Five Arrested
A man named Bikash Dhar was a leader of a political group called the BJP.
He lived in a village in Assam, a state in India.
One day, he got a phone call and left his home saying he had to go to a meeting.
He did not come back, and his family looked for him.
They told the police that he was missing.
Two days later, police found his body in an old, empty house.
The police believe someone hurt him badly, because they saw cuts on his body.
The police arrested five people they think did this.
They say the people had a quarrel with the man.
The police are still looking for one more person who ran away to another place called Tripura.
Bikash Dhar, a 52-year-old BJP leader, was found murdered in an abandoned house in Assam's Sribhumi district after being missing for two days.
His family lodged a missing complaint on August 12 after he left home following a phone call saying he had to attend an emergency meeting.
Police arrested five suspects — Abdul Salam, Sifat Ali, Abdul Ahad, Saiful Ali and Badrul Haque — for the murder.
A sixth suspect, Sunam Miya, allegedly fled to Tripura on the same night, according to police.
Police said Abdul Salam revealed an enmity with Dhar, injury and cut marks were found on the body, and one accused was shot in the leg during an encounter while trying to escape.
- Who
- Bikash Dhar, a 52-year-old BJP leader from Chagalmowa village in Sribhumi district, Assam.
- What
- He was found murdered in an abandoned house after being missing for two days; five people were arrested and a murder case was registered.
- When
- Dhar went missing on August 12, and his body was recovered on Friday morning.
- Where
- The Yogicherra area in Assam's Sribhumi district, near the Tripura border.
- Why
- Police said the accused had enmity with Dhar; Abdul Salam reportedly revealed they killed him and dumped his body near a water body.
- Victim
- Bikash Dhar, 52, local BJP leader
- Residence
- Chagalmowa village, Bazaricherra police station, Sribhumi district, Assam
- Went missing
- August 12, after leaving home around 1 pm following a phone call
- Body found
- Friday morning in an abandoned house in Yogicherra, near the Tripura border
- Number of arrests
- 5 (Abdul Salam, Sifat Ali, Abdul Ahad, Saiful Ali, Badrul Haque)
- Suspect at large
- Sunam Miya, who allegedly fled to Tripura
- Evidence found
- Injury and cut marks on the body
- Other incidents
- One constable injured; one accused shot in the leg while trying to escape during an encounter