Assam: Woman Commits Suicide Inside Temple Premises

GUWAHATI: In Guwahati on Friday, a married woman is reportedly suspected of poisoning herself to death. The event took place in a Shiva temple in the Kalapahar neighbourhood of Guwahati.

The mother and her 9-year-old child visited a nearby Shiva temple on Friday morning, according to early reports. The woman is alleged to have consumed poison on the temple grounds after a brief period of prayer.

The woman was taken unconscious by the police and taken to the Gauhati Medical College Hospital right away (GMCH). Unfortunately, the medical professionals pronounced her dead.

The woman has been named as Chandana Roy, a 40-year-old local of Guwahati's Lal Ganesh neighbourhood.

According to accounts in the media, the spouse of the deceased woman has been charged with cruelly abusing her.

The incident happened around 4:30 PM on Friday, as per the Officer-In-Charge (OC) of the Fatasil Ambari Police Station. The body has been sent for a post-mortem today. The case is the subject of more investigations.

On suspicion of physically and psychologically assaulting a student, the principal of a senior secondary school in Assam's Kamrup district was taken into custody recently.


The Kalatoli Kathmi Anchalik Senior Secondary School in Kamrup's Boko has received reports of the incident. The accused principal has been identified as Rafiqul Alam.

According to reports, Alam was detained on the final day of his tenure as the school's principal. Helmina Begum, a student, chose to commit suicide on January 7 after ingesting poison. Following the event, her mother filed a police report (FIR) against the principal, Rafiqul Alam, stating that he had physically and mentally abused the student, which was the reason for her taking this action.

But accusations have also been made against four other people, including a woman. The incident became the subject of an extensive investigation by the Boko Haram police.

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