Guwahati: An Assam Police DSP was found dead in a hotel room locked from inside in Bongaigaon district on Thursday morning, police said.Bongaigaon SP Numal Mahatta identified the deceased as Khargeswar Rabha, a DSP attached to the CM’s Special Vigilance Cell. Rabha hailed from Boko in Kamrup district and lived in the Assam Police Special Branch residential complex in Kahilipara, Guwahati.“We received information from the hotel authorities after they noticed a foul smell coming from the room. Rabha’s body was found on the floor inside the room, which was locked from within,” he added.Police broke open the door in the presence of a magistrate and recovered the body, which was sent for an autopsy.“Though nothing can be said conclusively about the cause of death at this stage, preliminary investigation indicates that he may have been unwell,” Mahatta said, adding that an investigation was underway.Rabha checked into the hotel on Oct 18 while on leave, Mahatta said. “Preliminary investigation shows that he drove alone from Guwahati to Bongaigaon on permission leave. It further revealed that Rabha attempted to contact his family members on Wednesday morning, after which there was no further communication with them,” he added.Rabha’s family members have arrived in Bongaigaon, and police have spoken to them as part of the investigation.“Police are also probing why he travelled to Bongaigaon and stayed at the hotel from Oct 18,” the SSP said.Mahatta described Rabha as an efficient police officer.
