Archive · 2 Oct 2026
Assam Agriculture Employee Found Dead Inside Krishi Bhawan
Ranjay Baruah worked for the Assam Agriculture Department.
He was 55 years old.
He did not return home after leaving work on Wednesday.
He came to the office the next day without his mobile phone.
A colleague found him dead inside a washroom at Krishi Bhawan.
The colleague immediately told other staff members.
Police arrived and started an investigation.
Officials have not yet explained what caused his death.
Ranjay Baruah, 55, was found dead inside a washroom at Krishi Bhawan in Guwahati.
Baruah was a senior assistant with the Assam Agriculture Department.
A colleague said Baruah had not returned home after leaving work on Wednesday.
Staff found him hanging at about 10:20 a.m. on Thursday and alerted police.
Police began investigating, while the circumstances of his death remained unclear.
- Who
- Ranjay Baruah, a 55-year-old senior assistant with the Assam Agriculture Department.
- What
- He was found dead, hanging inside a washroom at the department’s administrative building.
- When
- He was found at about 10:20 a.m. on Thursday; colleagues said he had been absent since Wednesday.
- Where
- Krishi Bhawan in the Khanapara-Six Mile area of Guwahati, Assam.
- Why
- The circumstances and cause of his death had not been ascertained.
- Deceased
- Ranjay Baruah
- Age
- 55
- Occupation
- Senior assistant, Assam Agriculture Department
- Location
- Krishi Bhawan, Khanapara-Six Mile, Guwahati
- Discovery time
- Around 10:20 a.m. on Thursday
- Investigation
- Police began investigating the incident
- Cause
- Not yet ascertained