Overview
- Himashri Boro, a 20-year-old student from Kamrup, went missing during a Visakhapatnam-to-Guwahati journey and was later identified after a body was recovered near railway tracks in Srikakulam district.
- Her family last heard from her in the early hours of Tuesday when she said she felt unsafe with many men around her and then became unreachable.
- Two bags and identification were found in the S2 coach when the Vivek Express reached Guwahati, prompting railway police searches along the route and the eventual recovery of the body.
- Investigators are examining station CCTV, a video she reportedly sent from the coach, phone records and passenger movements and are seeking an unidentified man seen on platform footage while a post-mortem and forensic tests are pending.
- The case has prompted student protests and family demands for a full criminal probe and is renewing scrutiny of safety on crowded long‑distance trains and how railway and state police coordinate across jurisdictions.