Archive · 2 Oct 2026
Assam Orders Unhindered Ambulance Passage During VIP Convoy Movements
The Assam government told officials that ambulances must never be stopped for VIP convoys.
This order came after police stopped an ambulance in Silchar.
The ambulance was carrying a 42-year-old patient named Rasaraj Chakraborty.
He later died while being treated at a hospital.
The hospital and his family said the traffic delay did not cause his death.
They said he had cirrhosis, which was a chronic illness.
The government also said fire trucks and police emergency vehicles must be allowed through.
Officials were told to keep the Chief Minister's convoy as short as security requirements allow.
The Assam government ordered officials not to obstruct ambulances during VIP convoy movements.
The directive followed backlash after police stopped an ambulance in Silchar for the Chief Minister's convoy.
The ambulance carried 42-year-old Rasaraj Chakraborty, who later died at Silchar Medical College and Hospital.
Hospital authorities and Chakraborty's family said his death was not linked to the traffic delay.
The Chief Minister's Office said ambulances, fire tenders and police response units must receive unhindered passage.
- Who
- The Assam government, Chief Minister's Office, District Commissioners and senior police officials.
- What
- Officials were ordered to ensure ambulances and other emergency vehicles are never obstructed by VIP convoys.
- When
- The order followed an ambulance stoppage on Wednesday; the patient died early Thursday morning.
- Where
- The ambulance was stopped in Silchar, and the patient later died at Silchar Medical College and Hospital.
- Why
- The directive followed public backlash over the ambulance stoppage and aimed to protect emergency access during convoy movements.
Criticism of Convoy Management
Officials and Hospital's Account
Whether the traffic delay caused the death
Criticism of Convoy Management
The ambulance stoppage triggered backlash and criticism of allowing VIP convoy arrangements to interfere with emergency traffic.
Officials and Hospital's Account
Silchar Medical College and Hospital authorities and the patient's family said the death was not linked to the delay, citing his chronic cirrhosis.
- Issuing authority
- Chief Minister's Office, Assam
- Recipients
- All District Commissioners and Senior Superintendents of Police
- Emergency vehicles covered
- Ambulances, fire tenders and police response units
- Incident location
- Silchar
- Patient
- Rasaraj Chakraborty, aged 42
- Patient's condition
- Cirrhosis described as a chronic case
- Convoy policy
- The Chief Minister's convoy was to be curtailed to the minimum required for security.