Overview

• Joykanta Das, a Guwahati resident, allegedly killed his wife, Gita Rani Das, and her suspected lover, Bhaskar Nath, after discovering them together late at night in Kampur, Assam.
• Following the incident, Das surrendered at the Kampur Police Station and has since been remanded to judicial custody as investigations continue.
• The couple’s 10-year-old son witnessed the killings and is receiving medical care for trauma, with his custody handed to relatives.
• Police are conducting forensic examinations and awaiting post-mortem results to determine the exact manner of the killings, with reports conflicting between stabbing and beating with a rod.
• The case highlights significant societal pressures in rural Assam, where extramarital relationships often carry severe social stigma and can escalate into violence.