Police have made a major breakthrough in the investigation into the murder of Jina Baishya, whose body was recovered from a ditch near Ganesh Mandir in Guwahati’s Khanapara area. The prime accused, identified as Pradip Taye, has been arrested by Basistha Police. Reports say the arrest was made within 18 hours of the registration of the murder case.
According to police sources, Taye is a native of Dhemaji and worked as a driver in the Khanapara area. He was also reportedly staying as a tenant in the same residential compound as Baishya.
Preliminary investigation suggests that the two had allegedly been in a relationship for nearly 10 years. Police sources have also indicated that the relationship had led to repeated disputes between their respective families.
According to the police allegations, Taye took Baishya around in his Magic vehicle on the day of the incident. During the outing, he allegedly purchased a new machete from the Beltola area and kept it inside the vehicle.
Police suspect that at around 8 pm, he took Baishya to an isolated location near Ganesh Mandir in Khanapara. He allegedly attacked her with the machete inside the vehicle, killed her and later stuffed her body into a sack before dumping it in a deep ditch.
Baishya’s body was recovered from a sack near Ganesh Mandir on November 7. She had reportedly been missing for around 12 days before her family identified the body.
Police have seized the machete allegedly used in the crime and the Magic vehicle reportedly used to transport the body. Further investigation is underway to establish the circumstances surrounding the murder and determine whether anyone else was involved.
