Guwahati Parents Detained After Hunger Strike Over Missing Son

Overview

• Surajit Rajbongshi, a fourth-semester R.G. Baruah College student who worked as a delivery executive, has been missing since June 29 after last being heard from late that night.
• The family found his motorcycle and helmet abandoned near their Segunbari-Shivanandapur home the next morning and says CCTV shows him reaching the Kumar Bhaskar Varma Setu at about 1:55 a.m.
• Frustrated by what they call slow progress, Surajit’s parents began a hunger strike on the flyover on Monday and were taken by police for questioning before being sent for medical attention.
• The family has filed a formal complaint naming three people and has raised questions about two friends who were with Surajit and why bridge security did not intervene, while police say an inquiry is underway and no body has been recovered.
• The parents’ public protest has increased pressure on authorities and could prompt a more detailed probe or outside oversight, while the family continues to press for forensic answers and the return of their son.