CBI takes over probe in four cases linked to death of Assam lady cop Junmoni Rabha

The Central Bureau of Investigation CBI has taken over the investigation of four distinct cases from Assam Police all connected with the death of the state police SubInspector Junmoni Rabha last month in a suspected road accident according to officialsThe Central Bureau of Investigation will soon call people for questioning and will also meet the doctors who conducted Rabhas autopsy they saidJunmoni Rabha 30 popularly known as Lady Singham or Dabang cop perished on May 16 in the early hours when her vehicle collided headon with a container truck in Sarubhugia village of Nagaon districts Kaliabor subdivisionThe circumstances of the accident were soon contested by Rabhas mother who in an FIR alleged that shortly after Rabhas death on May 16 between 1 am and 2 am Nagaon Superintendent of Police Leena Doley made a raid at her house and forced her to sign some bank documentsShe also made off with Rs 430 lakh in cash in the raid she allegedIn her complaint the mother asserted that Doley did not inform her about Rabhas death Only after daybreak did another police official tell her about the accidentShe also alleged that Rabha was killed and there were injury marks on her bodyThe special crime unit of the CBI has now taken up the investigation into the case along with that of the accident that claimed Rabhas lifeThe CBI has also taken over two more cases a case that emanates from a fake currency racket busted by Nagaon Police on May 5 on the information of Rabha and another one filed against her by a family member of those under scanner in fake currency probe in which the complainant accused Rabha of raiding her home on May 6 at 2 am and extorting more than Rs 6 lakh from her having taken her son captiveIt was alleged that Rabha with seven others had raided the complainants residence on May 6 in the Lakhimpur district 200 kilometres from where she was postedThe complainants family was under the scanner for their alleged involvement in a counterfeit currency investigation During the raid the police team reportedly assaulted the complainant and abducted her son along with making off with Rs 80000 in cash some jewellery and a Maruti Brezza carThe following morning Rabha contacted the complainants husband and demanded that he meet her at a location along the AssamArunachal Pradesh border with Rs 6 lakh in cashAccording to the FIR the hostage was released only after the family paid Rabha the ransom a part of which was paid in cash and the rest via UPI transactionsAn FIR was filed against Rabha in the matter at 9 pm on May 15 in Lakhimpur hours before she died in the road accident they saidOn May 15 Rabha was reportedly called to the office of Doley at 3 pm according to the FIR lodged by her mother and at 9 pm the FIR was filed against her in Lakhimpur district Rabha met with the accident at 145 am on May 16Around the time the accident happened Doley allegedly conducted a search at Rabhas residenceTwo days after Rabhas demise in a road accident an audio clip purportedly recorded by a constable surfaced on social media The clip suggested that Rabha had been subjected to torture by her colleagues before her deathAdding to the mystery surrounding the sensational death case another video clip featuring a different individual circulated widely suggesting that the deceased policewomans vehicle was stationary when it was struck by a speeding truckMeanwhile in an unexpected turn of events Doley days after Rabhas death shuffled 148 police constables in the district citing the interest of public service and urging them to report to their new assignments promptlyRabha who was the incharge of the Morikolong Police outpost had been known for being strict against criminals but had also been in the news for her alleged involvement in financial irregularitiesIn June last year she was arrested for allegedly doing corruption in league with her former beau and was remanded to judicial custody by a court in Majuli district leading to suspension from the service The suspension was lifted later and she rejoined serviceShe found herself embroiled in another controversy in January 2022 when a recorded telephone conversation with BJP MLA Amiya Kumar Bhuyan from the Bihpuria constituency was leaked The exchange involved a heated argument between Rabha and Bhuyan prompted by Rabhas seizure of country boats illegally fitted with machinery and allegations of harassment of individuals residing in Bhuyans constituencyAs the leaked audio tape caused a stir Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma remarked that an elected representative should be accorded due respectThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever