Assam media body seeks probe into scribe Abdur Rauf Alamgir’s mysterious death

An organisation of journalists in Assam has sought a thorough probe into the mysterious death of a journalist Abdur Rauf Alamgir two days after he went missing on June 24.

GUWAHATI An organisation of journalists in Assam has sought a thorough probe into the mysterious death of a scribe two days after he went missing on June 24.

Abdur Rauf Alamgir, associated with a news portal named TNL, was reportedly abducted from Jambari in Boko, about 60 km southwest of Guwahati in the Kamrup district. His body was found floating in the Kulsi River near his residence on June 26.

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“We found injury marks on the body, but the cause of death can be ascertained after we get the autopsy report,” a local police officer said, adding that two people have been detained in connection with the suspected unnatural death.

Local reporters said Alamgir, in his early 30s, got married recently.

“It is not clear if the scribe was targeted because of his professional activities or any personal enmity. He used to run a service centre for a nationalised bank at Goroimari Hatipara [near Boko]. We demand a thorough investigation to find out why he went missing and how he died,” the Press Club of Assam (PCA) said in a statement which was signed by its president Kailash Sarma, working president Nava Thakuria and general secretary Hiren Kalita.

Kulsi River, a habitat of the endangered Gangetic dolphin, is threatened by illegal sand mining. The wooded areas around have also been notorious for illegal timber business.