Guwahati: Assam govt is coordinating with the railway ministry and Andhra Pradesh govt to ensure a fair and thorough investigation into the death of 20-year-old Himashri Boro, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Monday.Himashri’s body was found near the railway tracks between Dusi and Ponduru railway stations in Andhra Pradesh on Oct 7. An Assam Police team led by an inspector general of police has been sent to the state to assist in the investigation.The chief minister met Himashri’s family at Chapaidang in Guwahati on Monday.“I came here today to meet the bereaved family of our Himashri Boro. The family and local people have expressed suspicions regarding the incident. We have sent an IGP of Assam Police to investigate the entire matter,” Himanta said.Sarma added that he had written to railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Andhra Pradesh CM seeking an investigation into the circumstances surrounding Himashri’s death.“I will continue to follow up to ensure that the incident is investigated. Today, I came to Chapaidang to meet the bereaved family. There are no words that can ease the grief Himashri’s parents are carrying today. No parent should ever have to endure such a loss, and my heart goes out to them and to her entire family,” he added.In his letter to the railway minister and the Andhra Pradesh chief minister on Sunday, Sarma wrote: “In view of circumstances, which raise a serious suspicion of foul play, the incident has caused profound grief and concern in Assam. I therefore request your kind intervention to order a thorough, impartial and time-bound inquiry into the entire circumstances, including her boarding of the train, her disappearance, and the recovery of her body, so that the truth may be established. It is imperative that the culprits, if any, are identified and brought to book at the earliest.”Himashri had travelled to Visakhapatnam as part of a dance troupe and was returning to Guwahati. She boarded the Dibrugarh Vivek Express at Visakhapatnam on Oct 5.The following day, her family received a message from her expressing fear over the presence of several men around her. She subsequently went missing. Her bag was later found in the train’s S2 coach, while her body was recovered from a forested area near Malayapuram in Srikakulam district.
