The case of the death of Nimisha Thakuria, a 22-year-old student of Guwahati University in Guwahati, Assam, is becoming increasingly mysterious. 26-year-old Asif Ali alias Ashiq Ali, who was taken into police custody in connection with the student's death, allegedly tried to escape from the police in the early hours of Tuesday. According to the police, the accused tried to snatch the rifle of a policeman, after which the police opened fire. After this, a video of Ashif Ali's mother has surfaced in which she is demanding justice.
The bullet hit his right leg and he was taken to Guwahati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) for treatment. The most important thing is that this incident happened on the day when the eight-day police remand of the accused was ending and he was to be produced in the court. Now, along with the death of Nimisha, the attempt to escape from police custody and the firing incident have also made the matter more serious.
Who was Nimisha Thakuria?
Nimisha Thakuria was a student of Sociology at Guwahati University. She was a resident of Dharapur area of Guwahati. There was a stir in the area after the news of his death came to light in the last week of September. Nimisha's body was recovered from Rudraj Kitchen Home Stay in Guwahati. After the police received information, the team reached the spot and started investigating the case. Right from the initial investigation, the police considered it a serious matter and started investigating many aspects to understand the circumstances behind Nimisha's death.
Nimisha was found in homestay
According to the police, Nimisha was found unconscious in the homestay. After this he was taken to the hospital, where he was declared dead. After the matter came to light, the police investigated the spot and sent the body for post-mortem. Initially many questions were raised regarding this death. How did Nimisha reach the homestay? Who was there with him? Under what circumstances did he die? And the biggest question, was it suicide or was there some other reason behind it? The answers to these questions are currently being sought through investigation.
What did accused Ashiq Ali tell?
According to the police, during interrogation, Ashiq Ali had claimed that Nimisha had committed suicide by hanging herself. However, the police did not immediately accept his claim as true. Guwahati Police officials had clearly said that the accused's version would not be accepted on the basis of his statement alone and the case would be investigated from every angle. Police said that only on the basis of post-mortem report, incident site and other evidence, it would be clear what actually happened that night.
Police said- investigation will be done from every angle
Guwahati's Deputy Commissioner of Police had earlier said that the accused had declared the student's death a suicide, but the police would not accept his statement without verification. There are many questions before the investigators. Police are trying to find out how Nimisha and the accused met, what was the relationship between the two and what happened before they reached the homestay. Apart from this, the injuries found on Nimisha's body and the information emerging from the post-mortem are also being considered an important part of the investigation.
Was there a relationship between the two?
Police said that Ashiq Ali had admitted to having a relationship with Nimisha. The family of the accused has also claimed that the two were in a relationship for about five years. According to Ashiq Ali's father, Nimisha had called his son on the day of the incident. The mother of the accused claimed that Nimisha had once come to her house on the occasion of Eid. However, independent verification of these claims is still a matter of investigation.
Police searching for the truth of death
The biggest question in the case of Nimisha's death is what happened inside the homestay. On one hand, the accused talked about suicide, while on the other hand, the police refused to accept this claim as the final truth. The investigators are trying to find out how exactly Nimisha died by combining the incident site, post-mortem report, statements of the accused and other available evidence.
Why did the accused try to escape before the remand ended?
A new and very serious turn came in this case in the early hours of Tuesday, when accused Ashiq Ali allegedly tried to escape from police custody. According to the police, during the operation in Dharapur area, the accused tried to snatch the rifle of a policeman and tried to escape from there. According to the police officer, the police team had to open fire to stop the accused from escaping. The bullet hit him near his right leg/ankle.
GMCH was taken after being shot
The police immediately took the injured accused to Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH). According to GMCH Superintendent Devjit Choudhary, the accused was brought to the hospital at around 5:30 in the morning. He told that there were two bullet wounds near his right ankle joint. His condition was said to be stable and a cast was put on his leg and he was kept in the Orthopedic Department for treatment, that is, the accused, who was to be produced in the court on the same day, reached the hospital after his alleged attempt to escape from police custody.
8 days police remand was also ending
The timing of this development is also very important. Ashiq Ali's eight-day police remand was ending on Tuesday. He was to be presented before the court on the same day. But even before appearing in the court, an alleged attempt to escape and police firing took place in Dharapur. Now this incident will also be investigated as to why the accused tried to run away from the police and under what circumstances he tried to snatch the policeman's rifle.