Guwahati, 6th April: In a firm stance against misconduct within the police force, former Superintendent of Police (SP) of Darrang, Raj Mohan Ray APS, has been dismissed from service. This decision aligns with Assam’s zero-tolerance policy towards malpractices within the force, with the penalty also including disqualification from future employment.
Announcing the disciplinary action, the Assam Director General of Police (DGP) took to social media, stating, “In pursuance of the policy of Zero tolerance towards malpractices in @assampolice, Sri Raj Mohan Ray APS, the then Superintendent of Police Darrang, has been awarded the penalty of ‘dismissal from service, which shall ordinarily be disqualification for future employment’ on April 1st, 2024 by @mygovassam.”
The dismissal follows a spine-chilling murder case of a minor domestic help in Assam’s Dhula under Darrang district in 2022. Initially deemed a suicide, the investigation took a dramatic turn after Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma directed the formation of a three-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) for a thorough probe.
Subsequently, the Crime Investigation Department (CID) of Assam uncovered evidence suggesting that police officials, an executive magistrate, and doctors were attempting to shield the accused, Krishna Kamal Baruah, an SSB Jawan, who allegedly raped and murdered his 13-year-old domestic help.
The CID arrested several individuals, including Raj Mohan Roy, Darrang district SP, Rupam Phukan, Additional SP of Darrang, Sub-Inspector Utpal Bora, Officer-in-Charge of Dhula police station, Ashirbad Hazarika, Executive Magistrate of the Dalgaon Revenue Circle, and three doctors from Mangaldai Civil Hospital—Arun Chandra Deka, Ajanta Bordoloi, and Anupam Sharma. All three police officers were previously suspended, and Roy and Hazarika surrendered at the CID office in Guwahati on November 10, 2022, while the others were arrested earlier.