GUWAHATI, AUG 27: A person suspected to slashed the throat of his wife with blade and after that with the same blade he slashed his own throat.
The incident took place at Plastic surgery ward at AMCH on Friday early morning. The person identified as Ranjit Das, an accused of Tinsukia police station undergoing treatment at plastic surgery ward of AMCH.
AMCH Principal cum chief Superintendent Sanjeeb Kakati said, “Ranjit Das on August 15 admitted at plastic surgery ward with acid injury and from then he was undergoing treatment at AMCH. On Friday early morning, from a bathroom of a Surgery unit of AMCH, both husband and wife were found lying unconscious. The wife was already dead but Ranjit Das was still alive. We have immediately done his operation but he also died in the evening hours,”.
He said, “Ranjit Das was under the supervision of four policemen who were come from Tinsukia with him. He was an accused of Tinsukia police station, who was undergoing treatment at AMCH,”.
Dibrugarh Additional Superintendent of police (HQ) Bitul Chetia said, “Ranjit Das was an accused of some Tinsukia case. Due to Acid burn injury he was admitted at AMCH. We suspect that Ranjit Das silt his wife throat with the blade and after that he cut his throat with the same blade,”.
He further said, “Right now we cannot say much about the case because he was an accused of Tinsukia. But we have started our investigation and awaiting for postmortem report,”.