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Assam police say accused beheader Ramanuj Goswami died jumping

By Drooid · Sep 14, 2026, 4:05 PM UTC · How we work

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Ramanuj Goswami Fatal Jump

Assam police say Ramanuj Goswami, arrested for beheading his wife, died after jumping from a police vehicle into a gorge.
His body was sent for postmortem after his arrest on September 3.
Goswami’s family refused the body, alleging the death was an ‘encounter’ killing, not an accident.
A magisterial inquiry is required for any custodial death in Assam, amid claims of numerous fake police encounters.

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Goswami Refuses Apology

Goswami told reporters he felt no remorse for killing his wife and refused to apologize.
He threatened to kill his wife’s “sugar daddy” if released from jail.
Police said he claimed intoxication during the murder and found empty bottles at the flat.
Investigators recovered a blood-stained machete believed to be the murder weapon.
Authorities noted his 2019 financial-fraud arrest and that the body arrived at 3:41 a.m. for post-mortem.

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Historical Context

The Supreme Court’s 18 December 1996 D.K. Basu judgment set binding safeguards against custodial death, later reflected in the 2008 CrPC amendment. Between 2000 and 2015 the National Human Rights Commission recorded about 1,200 police-encounter deaths, underscoring a persistent problem. The Assam Police’s alleged killing of officer Ramanuj Goswami now revives calls for a magisterial inquiry under those Basu safeguards.

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Ramanuj Goswami Fatal Jump

Assam police say Ramanuj Goswami, arrested for beheading his wife, died after jumping from a police vehicle into a gorge.
His body was sent for postmortem after his arrest on September 3.
Goswami’s family refused the body, alleging the death was an ‘encounter’ killing, not an accident.
A magisterial inquiry is required for any custodial death in Assam, amid claims of numerous fake police encounters.

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