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Andhra Pradesh SIT Probes Assamese Student’s Death Near Railway Tracks
Himsri Boro was a student from Assam who was travelling in Andhra Pradesh.
She had come to Visakhapatnam with a dance group.
On October 6, she missed the train she planned to take back to Assam.
Early the next day, she boarded the Vivek Express by herself.
She called a friend and said some boys had behaved badly, but the call ended.
Railway staff searched the train after her friend raised an alert but could not find her.
Her body was later found near railway tracks in Srikakulam district.
A passenger said she had fallen from the train, but police have not confirmed what happened.
Investigators and doctors are examining evidence as the probe continues.
Himsri Boro’s body was found on October 7 near railway tracks by Penubarthi village in Srikakulam district.
An Andhra Pradesh Police Special Investigation Team, forensic and clues teams, dog squads, and drone teams examined the scene and nearby railway areas.
Boro, a BBA student in Guwahati, had travelled to Visakhapatnam with a 10-member dance group in August.
After missing the Silchar Express on October 6, she boarded the late-running Vivek Express alone at about 2:39 am on October 7.
A friend reported that Boro had called to complain of misbehaviour; a co-passenger later claimed she fell from the train, while police said the investigation was continuing.
- Who
- Himsri Boro, a BBA student in Guwahati; Andhra Pradesh Police are investigating her death.
- What
- Boro’s body was found near railway tracks, and police formed a Special Investigation Team to investigate.
- Where
- Near Penubarthi village in Srikakulam district, on the tracks between Vizianagaram and Srikakulam Road.
- When
- Her body was found on October 7; she boarded the Vivek Express at about 2:39 am that day.
- Why
- The circumstances and cause of her death have not been established; the investigation is seeking further clues.
Reported accounts
Investigation status
What happened aboard the train
Reported accounts
Boro reportedly told a friend that some boys had behaved badly, and a co-passenger later claimed she had fallen from the moving train.
Investigation status
Police have not established the circumstances of her death and say they are continuing to investigate.
Key facts
- Student
- Himsri Boro, studying BBA in Guwahati
- Body found
- October 7 near Penubarthi village, Srikakulam district
- Dance group
- 10 members: two men and eight women
- Train journey
- Boro boarded the Vivek Express alone at about 2:39 am on October 7
- Reported call
- Boro reportedly called a friend complaining of misbehaviour by some boys; the call later disconnected
- Search
- Railway staff searched the train at Srikakulam Road Station at 3:56 am but could not find her
- Investigation
- A police SIT, forensic and clues teams, dog squads, and drone teams examined the scene; the probe continues
- Postmortem
- Doctors conducted a postmortem examination
Quotes
Srikakulam Police official release
Official statement describing the police investigation.
“The Superintendent of Police, Srikakulam, along with a Special Investigation Team visited the crime scene and conducted enquiries.”
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