Assam Assam IIT-Kharagpur

Dibrugarh: The human remains of IIT Kharagpur student Faizan Ahmed were flown to Kolkata by flight from Dibrugarh on Wednesday.

The family members and the West Bengal Police team reached Mohanbari Airport with the body at 7 am on Wednesday.

Both the parents of Faizan and one police person from West Bengal Police boarded the flight with the body on Indigo flight no. 6E – 6873 at 11 am.

Also Read: Assam: Man from Delhi held in Guwahati for ‘smuggling’ gold

The other three West Bengal Police left for Kolkata on Air India flight no AI 734 at 1:35 pm on Wednesday.

The body was handed over to Kolkata Medical College for the second post-mortem as per the direction of Calcutta High Court.

Also Read: Assam-Meghalaya border talks | CMs of both states to visit disputed areas in Karbi Anglong & West Jaintia Hills in June

On Tuesday, the body of IIT Kharagpur student Faizan Ahmed was exhumed at the Amolapatty Kabarsthan (burial ground) in Dibrugarh.

A team of forensics experts from Assam Medical College and the Directorate of Forensic Science Guwahati carried out the exhumation process.

A two-member forensic team from the Assam Medical College and Hospital (AMCH), Dibrugarh led by Dr Renuka Rongpharpi, Head of the Department of Forensic Science, together with a four-member team from the Directorate of Forensic Science Guwahati, carried out the exhumation of Faizan Ahmed at the Amolapatty Kabarsthan (burial ground) in Dibrugarh.

A four-member team of Bengal police from Kharagpur Town Police Station led by Inspector Biswaranjan Banerjee (Investigating Officer) were also present at the spot during the exhumation process. The exhumation started at 10 am and continued till 11.30 am.

Avik Chakraborty is Northeast Now Correspondent in Dibrugarh. He can be reached at: [email protected]