Overview

• Rosmita Hojai, 26, disappeared on June 5 after travelling to Delhi for a Railway Recruitment Board examination and making an unexpected call claiming she would return by train.
• Police discovered her body on June 10 along a riverbank in Pauri Garhwal and have ordered an autopsy to establish how she died.
• Investigators took Hemant Sharma from Mahendragarh and Pankaj Kokar from Rohtak into custody on June 11 for questioning about potential links to her death.
• The All Dimasa Students Union and other northeastern student groups are calling for a comprehensive inquiry and state support for Rosmita’s family.
• The case has intensified concerns over the safety of students from India’s Northeast travelling or studying far from their home states.