‘Lady Singham’ Assam cop killed in car collision; family suspects foul play
The Hindu
Junmoni Rabha was killed when her car collided head-on with a container truck in Nagaon district
A woman Sub-Inspector of Assam Police, who was embroiled in several controversies, was killed when her car collided head-on with a container truck in Nagaon district on early Tuesday, officials said.
Junmoni Rabha, 30, popularly known as 'Lady Singham' or 'Dabang cop' after Hindi police movies, was alone in her private car and not in uniform. The accident occurred at Sarubhugia village under Jakhalabandha police station of Kaliabor Sub-Division.
The CID will investigate the accident, besides an extortion case registered against her hours before the accident.
Suspecting foul play, her family demanded an impartial probe into the accident.
"After getting intimation at around 2:30 a.m., a police patrol party reached the spot and took her to a nearby hospital. Doctors there declared her dead," Jakhalabandha Police Station Officer-in-Charge Pawan Kalita said.
The container truck, bearing registration number of Uttar Pradesh, was seized by the police, but the driver fled from the spot after the accident, he added.
Nagaon Superintendent of Police Leena Doley reached the spot in the morning to take stock of the situation.
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