Overview
- Himashri Boro, 20, boarded the Vivek Express at Visakhapatnam and last contacted family in the early hours of October 6 saying she felt unsafe because she was surrounded by men.
- Railway staff found her bags inside coach S2 when the train reached Guwahati and her body was later recovered on October 7 beside tracks in Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh.
- The Railway Protection Force and Government Railway Police are collecting CCTV from Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram and Srikakulam, reviewing a video she sent and analysing call records and passenger statements.
- A preliminary GRP inquiry has said she may have fallen from the running train but the family and student groups reject that finding and are demanding a full, independent probe into possible foul play.
- The case has prompted local protests and renewed scrutiny of night-time safety on crowded long-distance trains and the effectiveness of railway helplines and on-ground RPF/GRP response while authorities await autopsy and forensic results.