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Assam man accused of wife’s beheading dies after jumping from police vehicle

Ramanuj Goswami was put under arrest after he surrendered last week and confessed to killing his wife Riya Talukdar in a fit of rage over her alleged extra-marital affair

Anjan Brahma, a 30-year-old man from Guwahati, died after allegedly assaulting Assam Police personnel while being transported from a hospital following medical examinations. The incident occurred early Monday, and Brahma's body has been sent for postmortem. A second police officer stated that Brahma suddenly attacked the police team and jumped from a moving vehicle into a gorge near Narakashur Pahar.

He was rescued with severe head injuries and taken to the hospital, where doctors declared him dead upon arrival. Brahma was brought to the hospital at 2:41am and was remanded to the police for seven days. His family refused to accept his body, claiming it was not an accidental death but an "encounter" killing. They were preparing for Hindu customs' post-death rituals but canceled them upon learning of Brahma's death.

Goswami allegedly beheaded his wife, Riya Talukdar, 25, on September 3 at a Guwahati apartment after she allegedly cheated on him. Police recovered a blood-stained machete, the suspected murder weapon, and empty alcohol bottles from the apartment.

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