'Drunk men around me': Assam student's last video from train before she went missing
Himashri Boro, a 20-year-old student from Assam, was travelling alone after a dance competition. She felt unsafe in her train compartment due to inebriated men surrounding her and reached out to her family. Contact was lost between 2:30am and 3:00am, prompting her family to alert the railway authorities. Her body was later discovered near railway tracks in Andhra Pradesh’s Srikakulam district.
Guwahati - A 20-year-old Assam college student, Himashri Boro, was travelling alone on a train after a dance competition when she shared her discomfort with family and friends. She boarded Train No. 22503 at Visakhapatnam around 12.15 am on October 6. Boro described feeling unsafe in the crowded coach as there were inebriated men all around. She also shared a video of the coach with a friend.
Her family lost contact with her between 2.30 am and 3 am. The family alerted the railway helpline, and RPF personnel were dispatched to check on Boro. They searched the coaches, but could not find her.
However, her body was later found near the railway tracks in Andhra Pradesh's Srikakulam district. Her two bags were found intact inside the coach. RPF and GRP are investigating the circumstances leading to her death. The Assam government has also stepped in to help return her body. Authorities are recording statements from passengers and the person who accompanied Boro to the station.
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