Archive · 29 Sep 2026
Guwahati Homestay Death Probe Points Toward Murder; Woman Rescued
A young woman died after staying at a homestay in Guwahati.
Police said she had argued with a man who was staying with her.
She called her mother during the night and later became seriously ill.
Doctors at a hospital declared her dead.
Police found marks on her body and said the evidence so far pointed toward murder.
They are checking cameras and questioning people who were there.
Police are also examining whether the homestay properly checked guests and kept records.
In a separate case, another woman was rescued from a different Guwahati homestay, where a man and the manager were detained.
Police said the death of a young woman at a Dharapur homestay is being investigated as a suspected murder.
The woman allegedly argued with her male companion, called her mother around 2 a.m., and was later declared dead at a hospital.
Police found injury marks, collected CCTV footage, and questioned the male companion and other people at the homestay.
The woman's family said she requested help by phone, but police said that claim was still being verified.
In a separate Jalukbari incident, police rescued another woman and detained a man and the homestay manager.
- Who
- A young woman died in the Dharapur case; her male companion was produced before a court. In the separate Jalukbari case, a woman from Jorhat was rescued, while Chan Mia and the homestay manager were taken into custody.
- What
- Police are investigating the Dharapur homestay death as a suspected murder and separately investigating the rescue of another woman from a Jalukbari homestay.
- When
- The Dharapur woman called her mother at around 2 a.m.; the Jalukbari rescue occurred on Sunday night, and police discussed the death investigation on Monday.
- Where
- The death occurred at a homestay in Dharapur, Guwahati; the separate rescue occurred at Sunflower Homestay in Jalukbari, Guwahati.
- Why
- Police said injury marks, an altercation, and other evidence caused the investigation to point toward murder; the circumstances of the rescue remain under investigation.
Police Investigation
Family and Local Claims
Cause and circumstances of death
Police Investigation
Police said the investigation was pointing toward murder, based on injury marks, an alleged altercation, and other evidence, while stressing that all angles were being examined.
Family and Local Claims
The woman's family alleged that she told her mother she needed help because of “these people,” but police said this account had not yet been independently established.
Alleged drug links
Police Investigation
Police said they had received claims from local residents about the male companion's alleged links with drug peddlers but lacked sufficient evidence to establish them.
Family and Local Claims
Local residents reportedly made the allegations, but no verified evidence supporting them had been presented in the report.
- Dharapur case
- Police said a young woman died after being taken from a homestay to hospital.
- Investigation status
- The investigation is pointing toward murder, according to West Guwahati DCP Bolin Deori.
- Evidence
- Police collected CCTV footage from the homestay and surrounding areas and found injury marks on the woman.
- Custody request
- The woman's male companion was produced before a court, and police sought eight days in custody.
- Homestay concerns
- Police flagged alleged failures involving guest verification and record-keeping.
- Separate rescue
- A woman from Jorhat was rescued from Sunflower Homestay in Jalukbari on Sunday night.
- Separate detentions
- Chan Mia of Sipajhar and the Jalukbari homestay manager were taken into custody.