GUWAHATI: A 20-year-old student from Assam, who went missing while travelling aboard the Kanyakumari–Dibrugarh Vivek Express from Visakhapatnam to Guwahati, was allegedly found dead near a railway track in Andhra Pradesh, with police investigating the circumstances surrounding her death.Himashri Boro, a student of B Borooah College and resident of Guwahati, had travelled to Visakhapatnam on September 30 as part of a dance troupe from Assam to participate in a programme. She was returning to Guwahati aboard train number 22503 when her family lost contact with her.According to her family, Boro had spoken to a friend at around 12.39am during the journey and reportedly said that some boys were bullying and misbehaving with her. The call was subsequently disconnected and her phone remained unreachable.Her family later filed a missing person complaint, following which the Railway Protection Force and police launched a search.During the investigation, railway police recovered Boro’s luggage from the S2 coach of the train. Police have also collected CCTV footage and video footage showing her travelling on the train as part of the probe.Railway police later recovered her body near a railway track in Andhra Pradesh and informed her family. The cause of death has not yet been established and the circumstances leading to her death remain unclear.Her family, from Kamrup district, has also approached Assam Police for assistance in the investigation.Former All Bodo Students’ Union president Dipen Boro has urged the authorities to conduct a thorough investigation into the circumstances of Himashri’s death and ensure justice for her family.
