The main accused in the mysterious death of a young woman in Jorhat has been arrested from Rongajan in Assam’s Golaghat district, police said.
Aryan Goswami was arrested after the woman allegedly fell ill following a gathering at a flat in Jorhat on August 15 and later died at Jorhat Medical College and Hospital. Police had earlier detained three women in connection with the case.
The woman’s family had lodged an FIR at Rowriah Police Outpost, alleging that she was sexually assaulted and murdered. According to preliminary findings, a gathering was held at a flat in Gauri Apartment on August 15. The flat was reportedly rented in the name of one of the detained women.
The woman, a resident of Pokamura Na-pamua village, had left home with a friend that afternoon before falling ill and being taken to JMCH, where she died. Police suspect she became unwell during the gathering.
Some people who allegedly accompanied her to the hospital later left and remained untraced, police said.
Goswami was being questioned to establish his alleged role and reconstruct the events leading to the woman’s death. Police were also searching for others linked to the gathering.
The exact cause and circumstances of the death remained under investigation, including the family’s allegations of rape and murder.
