Crime thriller ‘Abhijukta Bicharak Rajkhowa’ released in Guwahati city

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GUWAHATI: 'Abhijukta Bicharak Rajkhowa' was recently released in the city. It is a compilation of articles by novelist, short story writer and journalist Nirode Chaudhury, based on the sensational murders that occurred in Dhubri, during the early 1970s.

The book takes the readers into the chilling labyrinth of retired Session Judge Upen Rajkhowa's mind who had butchered his entire family in cold blood. Nirode Chaudhury took a bunch of disparate and seemingly unrelated clues and weaved a compelling narrative that took Assam by storm, said a press release.

Those writings not only talked about the events leading to the murders, but are also a deep psychological study of Justice Rajkhowa. These articles were first of its kind in Assam's journalistic history, and brought about the dawn of investigative journalism in the state.

'Abhijukta Bicharak Rajkhowa' edited by Dr Indira Chaudhury includes many sections that had previously remained unpublished. Taken from Nirode Chaudhury's personal diaries, those random notes and scribble, not only reveal the painstaking research done by him but also shed new light on the whole incident. The book is a comprehensives account of an incident that hadn't seen any precedent till now.

A prominent literary personality of Assam, Late Chandra Prasad Saikia, remarked "Nirode did with the Rajkhowa murders, what Shakespeare did with Hamlet. He took a gruesome murder and converted it into literature."

The book, published by Emon Books and Monikut Publications, is available in major bookstores of Assam and online platforms.

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