Assam Doctor’s Wife Dies After Morikolong Home Invasion as Six Arrested, Two Sought

Overview

• Ruprekha Bhuyan Saikia, injured in the April 24 attack at Morikolong, died Sunday at a private Guwahati hospital, and her husband was also hurt.
• With three arrests in Lakhimpur announced Sunday, Nagaon Police say six suspects are now in custody.
• Investigators plan to add murder charges against the accused following her death.
• Police recovered a Bolero allegedly used in the crime, an iron rod from the bedroom, two blood-stained machetes from a dump site, several mobile phones, and about Rs 45,000 of roughly Rs 1.5 lakh stolen.
• Officers describe the perpetrators as an inter-district gang recruited by a local mastermind, and a search is underway for two remaining suspects.