The woman's family friend claimed that she had contacted her mother in the middle of the night to warn that she was in danger, with protesters blocking a road with accusations of "love jihad"

Guwahati
Following the discovery of a 22-year-old Gauhati University student's body in their homestay room early on Saturday, the Guwahati police detained a 26-year-old guy. The man said she had hanged herself, but the police stated they don't believe him and suspect murder. At the time this report was filed, the post-mortem examination report was still pending. No blood was discovered on the body or the ground, according to the police.

However, thus far, two important perspectives have surfaced. One is a claim made by a family member that the young woman, who had informed her family that she would spend the nite at a friend's house, called her mother in the middle of the nite and said, "They will kill me," before her phone was "probably snatched"; however, this claim is still pending investigation. The homestay caretaker's claim that he heard a man yelling "asking someone to get up" throughout the nite is another element.

Some organizations protested the death, claiming "love jihad"—a conspiracy theory advanced by right-wing Hindu groups that Muslim males deceive Hindu women into relationships in order to convert them—because the victim was a Hindu and her lover, who has been detained, is a Muslim.

The woman, Nimisha Thakuria, a resident of Dharapur and a sociology student at Gauhati University, was staying at the guesthouse in Garal on the outskirts of the city with the accused man, Asif Ali.

Bolin Deori, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) for Guwahati West, Ali informed them that Thakuria had committed suicide. "His version is not credible to us. We must carry out more research," Deori stated. "The investigation is still in its early phases. He continued, "We haven't found blood on the body or the floor, and our investigation is on. And we suspect this as a kind of murder."

Deori claims that once Thakuria was taken there unconscious, the local medical facility notified the police. After being referred to Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), the medical staff pronounced her dead. According to Deori, the guesthouse owner, caregivers, and other employees are being questioned by authorities.

Outside the GMCH post-mortem chamber, Thakuria's father's neighbor and friend Gautam Das spoke

on behalf of the family. "I was too busy to answer the girl's father's repeated calls. We proceeded straight to Gauhati Medical College and Hospital after he told me that his older daughter had been murdered when I phoned him back, Das added. "We later learned that the girl had left home yesterday evening around 5 pm." She informed her folks that she was heading to a friend's house for some food. Her mother called her at around 8:00 p.m. to find out where she was. "Again, around 10 pm, her mother called her," Das added. "She responded that they were having dinner and that if she got late, she would stay at her friend's house for the night." The girl declared that she would spend the nite there.

Then he made a claim that might be crucial to the investigation. "The girl was crying when she called her mother at two in the morning. "They will kill me, Mom," she uttered. They would kill her, she said again. Her phone was likely stolen after that, according to Das. "Nimisha's parents then went to the nearby Azara police station and told the police about everything," Das added. The police station's sub-inspector was on patrol at the time. "After learning that a girl had been admitted to a medical facility, the police recommended that we visit GMCH because she had been referred there," he stated. We arrived at GMCH at around five in the morning, and the doctor pronounced her dead," Das stated. "We have a strong suspicion that this is a murder case because the girl had contacted her mother and threatened to kill her." We hope that the truth will be revealed as the police investigation continues," he added.

The cook and caretaker of the guesthouse, Bipul Bailung, told NDTV that he heard a man yelling at nite. "I'm not sure when they made the reservation or showed up. Bailung stated, "But I heard a male voice yelling, 'Dada, utho, utho' (Brother, get up, get up), asking someone to get up." "I called my two other colleagues, and we went outside, but we found nobody there." We came to a stop and turned to face the main road, where we noticed cops yelling to us and flashing torchlights. They questioned us about our nighttime activities outside. "We informed them that we had heard a male voice screaming from our guest house," he said. "After the police left, we returned to our homestay." "I heard a crying voice when we stopped at the homestay's entrance once more," Bailung remarked. "We went to the room where the crying was coming from." "I called the owners after we discovered a boy holding a girl whose body was on the ground," he claimed. "They had reserved Room Number 10, but Room 9 was empty, so they used that room as well," Bailung recalled. "They came, called an ambulance, and then they left." The two had previously stayed at the homestay, according to some employees.

Allegations regarding the circumstances surrounding the death were also made by several demonstrators. The roadblock was cleared once police arrived and asked them to vacate the route.