Guwahati, Oct 14, 2025

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has formally taken over the probe into the alleged suicide of Public Works Department (PWD) assistant engineer Joshita Das, who reportedly ended her life after being subjected to intense and unlawful pressure from her superiors to engage in corrupt practices, officials said on Tuesday.

Acting on a reference from the Assam government, the CBI re-registered the case initially filed at the Bongaigaon police station. Das, who was serving at the PWD’s Bongaigaon sub-division, was found dead at her residence on July 22, sparking outrage across the state and demands for an impartial investigation.

According to the CBI FIR, Das was “coerced, criminally intimidated, and threatened” by her senior colleagues and certain contractors t

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