Overview
- The injured teenager, Mridumudra Deka, died at Gauhati Medical College and Hospital after a month of treatment, with hospital officials saying she developed an infection, was put on a ventilator and suffered cardiac arrest.
- The attack on a scooter in the Chamata Rupiabathan–Gangapur area left her cousin Madhurjya Barman dead at the scene and drew large local protests demanding justice.
- Police identified Roz Ali (alias Asif Khan) as the prime accused and he was shot dead in a police encounter while being pursued in the Mukalmua char area shortly after the May 31 assault.
- Mridumudra’s mother has urged investigators to examine whether more than one person took part in the attack and student groups have continued demonstrations demanding a full, transparent probe.
- The case has prompted political claims that the assault was linked to ‘love jihad’ even though police have not confirmed a motive, and the new death is likely to increase scrutiny of how authorities handled the investigation and the encounter.