India News | Assam: Guwahati Murder Case Accused Ramanuj Goswami Dies After Allegedly Jumping from Police Vehicle
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Ramanuj Goswami, the accused in the murder of his wife and allegedly concealing her severed head inside a refrigerator, died after he allegedly jumped from a police vehicle while being taken to Guwahati Medical College & Hospital (GMCH) in the early hours of Monday, police said.
Guwahati (Assam) [India], September 14 (ANI): Ramanuj Goswami, the accused in the murder of his wife and allegedly concealing her severed head inside a refrigerator, died after he allegedly jumped from a police vehicle while being taken to Guwahati Medical College & Hospital (GMCH) in the early hours of Monday, police said.
A senior official of the Guwahati Police Commissionerate said that Goswami jumped from the police vehicle at Narakasur Hills while he was being taken to GMCH. "Police recovered the body and had taken it to GMCH," the official said.
Also Read | Tarun Tejpal, Former Tehelka Editor-in-Chief, Surrenders Before Goa Court in 2013 Rape Case (Video).
Prof. (Dr.) Babul Kumar Bezbaruah, Principal-cum-Chief Superintendent of GMCH, said that the incident was reported at the hospital at 3:41 am on Monday and the body has been kept at the GMCH morgue. "Post-mortem will be conducted," Bezbaruah said.
Goswami was accused of brutally killing his wife Riya Talukdar Goswami, allegedly severing her head and keeping it inside a refrigerator for two days. He had also allegedly chopped off her fingers.
The accused had surrendered before the police on the night of September 6 and confessed to the crime.
Further details are awaited. (ANI)
(The above story is verified and authored by ANI staff, ANI is South Asia's leading multimedia news agency with over 100 bureaus in India, South Asia and across the globe. ANI brings the latest news on Politics and Current Affairs in India & around the World, Sports, Health, Fitness, Entertainment, & News. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)