The body of 26-year-old Rosmita Hojai from Assam’s Dima Hasao district was found along the banks of a river in Uttarakhand’s Pauri Garhwal district. The local police have detained two men from Haryana, Hemant Sharma from Mahendragarh and Pankaj Kokar from Rohtak, for questioning.
Her body has been sent for post-mortem, and police are probing what led to her tragic end. She had been missing since June 5, the day after she left home for Delhi to appear for a Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) examination. Rosmita, who previously studied engineering in Haryana and was preparing for the Assam Public Service Commission (APSC) exams in Guwahati, had spoken to her family on June 4 to inform them about her travel.
But what worried them was a call the next day, where she suddenly said she was returning by train, something they found unusual and out of character. When she didn’t come back and calls went unanswered, panic set in. Days later, her lifeless body was found in Uttarakhand, far from where she was supposed to be.
The news has sent shockwaves through the Northeast, especially among student communities. The All Dimasa Students Union (ADSU) has called for a thorough investigation and voiced concerns over the safety of Northeastern students studying or travelling outside the region.
