Assam's "Lady Singham" SI Rabha Killed In Road Accident, Family Suspects Foul Play

A woman sub-inspector in Assam, Junmoni Rabha, who was involved in several controversies, was killed as her car collided with a container truck in Nagaon district on Tuesday. The 30-year-old officer was widely known as "Lady Singham" or "Dabaang Cop" as a tribute to her strict demeanour towards criminals.

Sub Inspector Rabha was travelling alone in a private car when the accident happened, and she was not in uniform. The incident happened at Sarubhugai village, under the Jakhalabandha police station of Kaliabor sub-division. A police patrol team reached the spot at around 2.30 p.m. and rushed SI Rabha to a nearby hospital, where she was declared dead on arrival.

Assam SI Rabha Death Triggers Probe

The container truck, which was coming from Uttar Pradesh, was seized by the police. However, the driver fled after the accident. SI Rabha was serving as in-charge of the Morikolong police outpost.

Rabha’s family demanded an investigation into the accident as they suspected foul play. The DGP of Assam, GP Singh, informed the public that the case has been transferred to the CID through a tweet.

Junmoni Rabha came under the spotlight after her phone conversation with BJP MLA Amiya Kumar Bhuyan was leaked in January 2022. In the leaked audio, the duo seemed to be engaged in a heated conversation over the arrest of several boatmen who were operating country boats with illegally fitted machines and were allegedly involved in harassing people in Bhuyan’s constituency.

Earlier, Ranha was arrested for alleged corruption along with her former beau. The duo were sent to judicial custody, leading to Rabha’s suspension from service. Later, her suspension order was revoked, and Rabha returned to service.

An extortion case was registered against Rabha at the North Lakhimpur police station a day before the accident.

The DGP of Assam stated that both the investigation into her accident and the extortion case would be handled simultaneously by the CID.

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