Overview

• Nandini Kashyap was formally arrested late Tuesday after 21-year-old municipal worker Samiul Haque died from injuries sustained in the July 25 collision.
• Guwahati Police seized two of Kashyap’s vehicles to undergo forensic testing and have collected CCTV footage to piece together the incident.
• Samiul Haque, a part-time Guwahati Municipal Corporation worker and engineering student, suffered severe head trauma and multiple fractures while installing streetlights.
• The case has triggered widespread protests across Guwahati, with demonstrators demanding equal application of the law and stronger road-safety enforcement.
• Investigators say further charges may be filed based on ongoing forensic and post-mortem reports as scrutiny intensifies over enforcement practices and elite accountability.