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CBI Takes Over Joshita Das Case, Names Two PWD Officers and an Architect

The transfer follows an Assam government reference followed by a DoPT notification empowering the agency.

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Overview

  • Re-registering Bongaigaon police case number 188/2025, the CBI has assumed jurisdiction and opened its investigation.
  • The CBI FIR names SDO Aminul Islam, executive engineer Dinesh Medhi Sharma, and architect Debajit Sharma of M/s Aesthetic Creations as accused.
  • According to allegations recorded in the FIR, Das faced coercion and criminal intimidation to irregularly prepare and pass estimates and bills tied to a PWD mini-stadium project.
  • The agency stated that its probe is underway, while local reports say three arrests were previously made in connection with the case.
  • Joshita Das, an assistant engineer posted in PWD’s Bongaigaon sub-division, was found dead at her residence on July 22 after the state had already set up a seven-member SIT.