Ramanuj Goswami, the Guwahati man accused of beheading his wife and keeping her severed head in a refrigerator, was on his way to a medical examination when he jumped from a police van and died.
At around 2 am, Guwahati police were taking Goswami to a hospital for a medical examination when he jumped out of a moving vehicle.
On the way, the vehicle suffered a tyre puncture. Police replaced the punctured tyre with the spare tyre and continued the journey. The police rushed Goswami to a hospital where he was declared dead on arrival .
At around 2 am, Guwahati police were taking Goswami to a hospital for a medical examination. Riya’s family had alleged that Goswami had a history of drug addiction, concealed medical issues and a previous arrest in a financial fraud case in 2019.
Sharing the chain of events, Tabu Ram Pegu, Deputy Commissioner of Police (East), Guwahati, said the incident took place in the early hours of Monday. Deputy Commissioner of Police Pegu said that Goswami was guarded throughout the journey and that the officer-in-charge was present along with adequate police force. Police had said these allegations were being investigated.
