{
  "id": 7261160,
  "title": "Police say Assam man accused of beheading wife died after jumping off vehicle",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/police-say-assam-man-accused-of-beheading-wife-died-after-jumping-off",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-14T06:45:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/police-say-assam-man-accused-of-beheading-wife-died-after-jumping-off-vehicle-101789368303588.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "Goswami’s family refused to accept his body, claiming this was not an accidental death but a so-called “encounter” killing",
  "key_points": [
    "Anjan Brahma, 30, died after assaulting police during transport from hospital.",
    "Brahma jumped from moving vehicle into gorge near Narakashur Pahar.",
    "Wife Riya Talukdar beheaded on September 3, police recovered murder weapon."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The circumstances of Anjan Brahma's death will likely fuel his family's claims of a cover-up and add complexity to the case, which already involves a gruesome accusation of murder.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "Assam Man Who Chopped Off Wife's Head Dies After Jumping From Police Car",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/assam-man-who-chopped-off-wifes-head-dies-after-jumping-from-police",
        "published": "2026-09-14T06:20:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Assam man accused of wife’s beheading dies after jumping from police vehicle",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/assam-man-accused-of-wifes-beheading-dies-after-jumping-from-police",
        "published": "2026-09-14T08:11:53.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}